Womack Printing nabs regular season crown

The regular season champions were crowned Tuesday night in the girl’s senior fast-pitch league as Womack Printing pushed two runs across the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 6-4 win over Cumberland Bank.

Cumberland Bank had their chance to hit the scoreboard first with two runners on base, but solid defense by Womack in the top of the first kept Cumberland from scoring. Womack Printing scored two runs in their half of the inning off of walk, a hit and pass ball. Cumberland answered with one run in the top of the second and tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the third with back to back hits. Cumberland Bank took the lead in the top of the fourth with hits from Shannon Sain and a triple from Melissa Carpenter to make it a 4-2 game.

Womack Printing tied the game in the bottom of the inning with a singles from Dahnelia Grayson and Casi Rogers. A walk and a passed ball tied the game at 4-4 before Cumberland could get out of the inning. Womack took the lead in the bottom of the fifth as Mary Kate Fisher and Ashley McBee singled to put runners in scoring position. Grayson singled and a walk and pass ball produced Womack’s two runs in the inning.

Womack Printing sent Cumberland down in order in the top of the sixth to take the title.

For Womack, McBee picked up the win with seven strikeouts, walked five and allowed six hits. LeAnn Smith took the loss as she struck out two walked two and gave up six hits.

For Womack’s, Grayson had two hits, Fisher, McBee, Rogers and Marisha Drake had one hit each.

For Cumberland, Carpenter had two hits, Shannon Sain, Beth Solomon and Kris Surles had one hit each.