Caldwell escapes Lady Colonels with walk-off single

Caldwell County rallied to defeat visiting Christian County 4-3 in a high school softball game Thursday night in Princeton. 

Alexis Wood’s bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the seventh was the winning hit for Caldwell County. 

Christian County took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning on RBI-singles by Alison Grant and Talyn Ezell. 

The Lady Colonels increased their lead to 3-0 in the top of the fourth as Grant doubled home Katie Smith. 

However, the Lady Tigers began their comeback with a run in the bottom of the fourth and tied the game in the bottom of the fifth when an error allowed two runs to score and make it 3-3. 

Alyssa Petterson suffered the pitching loss for Christian County. She went 6 1/3 innings and struck out two while not allowing  a walk.  

Grant led Christian County at the plate with a double and single and two RBI. Alondra Rodriguez also provided a double for Christian County. 

The loss drops the Lady Colonels to 7-4-1 on the season. 

Christian County is scheduled to head to Lexington today to play Taylor County and Butler County at Tates Creek High School. 

Score by Innings: 

Christian County 020 100 0 – 3 7 2 

Caldwell County  000 120 1 – 4 9 1 

WP – Wood  

LP – A. Petterson (6 1/3 IP, 2 SO, 0 BB). 

Leading Hitters: Christian County – A. Petterson (1B), Rodriguez (2B), Ezell (1B), Smith (1B), Grant (2B, 1B), Jordan Turner (1B). 

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