The Moorefield team prayed before the West Virginia Little League 10-12 Softball State Tournament opener held in South Charleston on Sunday.
Faith as small as a mustard seed moved Moorefield’s Sunday worship into a song of praise with a 5-1 victory over Man in the second round of the West Virginia 10-12 Softball State Tournament in South Charleston for the Herd bracket division.
Moorefield’s team gathered for prayer prior to the state tournament game and reaped the benefits of trust and guidance sowed during the game.
Moorefield was the District 6 champion and had a first round bye.
Man edged Nicholas 6-5 in the Herd bracket first round contest to face Moorefield.
Moorefield pitcher Rebecca Liller kept Man off-balanced with 10 strikeouts and allowed only two hits in the win.
Man commenced the game grabbing a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Jerzee.
Liller got help on defense with a fielder’s choice out thrown by Ally Landes, then finished off the side with two strikeouts.
Liller reached base on an error and scored on an RBI double by Naomi Markwood into left field as Moorefield tied the game in the bottom of the first inning.
Moorefield collected four runs in the third inning to create the final score of 5-1.
Moorefield’s Avelyn Bean hopped on base as the pitcher’s throw went awry with one out, then Aubrey Hose drew a walk.
The runners remained still on a pop-up to third base
Liller hammered an inside-the-park three-run home run launching the ball deep into center field for a 4-1 advantage.
Moorefield’s Harper Hunt belted the ball into right field where it was mishandled and Hunt dashed around to home plate on the error for the 5-1 win.
Liller finished the game tossing back-to-back strikeouts.
Moorefield advanced to the Herd bracket finals to battle Ripley, who beat Sophia (15-2) and Ona Milton (4-2).
Fellow District 6 representative Hedgesville, lost to Logan 7-1 in the first round of the Mountaineer bracket, then rebounded with a shutout win over Trap Hill 14-nil for a rematch against Logan.
