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Tigers lock up top seed in sectionals with sweep

Elkins locked up the top seed in the Class AAA, Region II, Section 3 tournament by sweeping Hampshire Friday in a doubleheader at Elkins Middle School.

The teams will meet again at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Romney in the first game of the best-of-three sectional series before returning to Elkins on Wednesday to play a pair of games if necessary, starting at 4:30 p.m.

Despite only getting two hits, the Tigers earned a 3-1 in Friday’s opening game.

Elkins broke a 1-1 deadlock by scoring a pair of runs in the fourth on an RBI fielder’s choice from Hailey Collins and another run crossed on an error.

The Trojans took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI sacrifice fly from Courtney Moreland.

The Tigers tied the game in the third on Sara Burky’s run-producing fielder’s choice.

Michaela Lewis-Lambert earned the win, allowing four hits in a complete-game effort. She struck out nine and walked two.

Cierra Funke was tagged with the loss, surrendering just two hits, striking out four and not walking a batter. She also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.

In the nightcap, Katy Reed went 3-for-3 and knocked in two runs to lead Elkins to an 8-2 victory.

Amelia Preusch also went 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Burky tallied an RBI single.

Lewis-Lambert picked up her second win of the day, going the first four innings, allowing two runs on four hits, striking out five and walking one. Alyssa Harper pitched three hitless innings of relief, fanning three and walking one.

Kasey Combs took the loss, allowing eight runs on 10 hits, striking out six and walking three.

Hopefully we can gain some momentum with these two wins heading into sectional play,” Elkins coach Corrine Palmer said. “We picked up two wins today that we needed to get back on the winning track.”

The Tigers ended the regular season with an 8-13 record.

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