Ingomar clinches playoff birth

Houlka, MS – Ingomar clinched their spot in the upcoming softball playoffs with a 10-3 victory over the Houlka Lady Wildcats, but seeding will be on the line Thursday night against Tremont.

The Lady Falcons jumped out to a 2-0 lead when Lyndi Kidd and Brittney Edwards scored on a Shauna Grisham double to left and tacked on another run in the top of the third when Natalie Frenn scored on a Samantha Mayo single to right.

Ingomar added three runs when Kidd and Frenn each scored when Mayo reached on an error in the fourth and  when Amy Foshee, courtesy running for Suzanne Hill, scored on a single to left by Kidd in the fifth.

Shauna Grisham - 3B - Ingomar

Houlka rallied in the bottom half of the fifth when Mallory Meyers scored on a sacrifice fly by Jasmine Spencer before Ranesha Townsend and Candiace McIntosh scored on a single to right by Marissa Hobson.

Ingomar plated five runs in the seventh to pull away for the 10-3 region victory.

Grisham led the way for Ingomar going four for four from the plate with a pair of singles, a double, a triple, 2 RBI, and scored a run.  Kidd was four for four with a walk, four singles, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored. 

Lyndi Kidd - SS - Ingomar

Mayo, Hill, and Haley Taylor each had a pair of singles on the night for Ingomar.

Townsend had a pair of singles for the Lady Wildcats.

Houlka first baseman Courtney Woodard went down with a neck injury after a collision with the Ingoamr base runner while going for a ground ball, but after a delay for cautionary reasons she was able to walk off the field on her own power with nurses and coaches standing by her side.

Brittany Edwards - 2B - Ingomar

Now for the Lady Falcons a Thursday night victory over Tremont equals a region championship and more importantly the number one seed heading into the playoffs.  A loss would give the Smithville Lady Seminoles the top seed.

In other playoff news, Myrtle and West Union will play for the top seed in their region next Thursday night.  West Union is currently the number two seed and will have to beat Myrtle by four or more runs to overtake the Lady Hawks as the top seed.