Priceville wins 4A Area 13 tournament title

The Priceville Lady Bulldogs celebrate their 2023 area tournament championship following a 13-5 win over West Morgan. Photo courtesy of Priceville Softball
The Priceville Lady Bulldogs celebrate their 2023 area tournament championship following a 13-5 win over West Morgan. Photo courtesy of Priceville Softball

Championship: Priceville 13, West Morgan 5

Priceville rolled to a 13-5 win over West Morgan in the area championship game. Allie Denson led the way with five hits, including three doubles, three RBI and three runs scored. Maddie Black added two hits and four RBI, while Wrozlie Barnett had a home run and two RBI. Elizabeth Murphy pitched five innings to earn the win.

Kylei Russell had three hits, including a double and an RBI for West Morgan, while Jonie Weems had two singles.

Priceville 3, West Morgan 2

Priceville and West Morgan found themselves locked in a pitcher’s battle in the winner’s bracket final. Priceville’s Elizabeth Murphy and West Morgan’s Chastity Rikard went toe-to-toe for seven innings before an error brought home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh.

Katee King had two hits to lead Priceville, while Denson, Kirsten Segars and Gracin Prater each scored a run.

Priceville 12, Good Hope 2

Good Hope took an early 1-0 lead, but it was all Priceville from the second inning on. The Lady Bulldogs scored two in the second, and then six in the fourth to bust open the game and cruised to a 12-2 victory.

Maddie Black had three hits to lead Priceville on offense, and she pitched six innings to earn the win, allowing two runs on four hits. Bentley Black and Segars each had two hits, including a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored.