Sometimes a runner-up trophy is fine. After a Saturday of three games one of which went into extra innings, three injuries to a ten member team, the runner-up trophy was a testament to the determination and hard play of the Lady Mustang softball team.

Allen Dominates Wewoka

The Lady Mustangs were victorious in the opener of the Roff Tournament vs Wewoka 13-0. The thirteen

runs came courtesy of 7 hits. Sunzie Harrison threw the shutout and helping her own cause by going 2 for 2 and picking up an RBI and 2 stolen bases. Riley Koonce had 4 RBIs while Taylor Tollett and Maddy Clifford each had 2. Kinsey Nix and Kaylyn Rowsey also went 2 for 2 on the day and also picked up a stolen base.

Allen Victorious Roff Thanks to First Inning Boost

Allen put up eight runs in the first on its way to an 11-2 victory over Roff on Friday. The big inning was thanks to singles by Riley Koonce, Kaylyn Rowsey, Kinsey Nix, and Sunzie Harrison, by Taylor Tollett, and a double by Maddy Clifford.

Allen opened up scoring in the first inning. Koonce drove in one when she singled.

Koonce was the winning pitcher for Allen. She went four innings, allowing two runs on fi ve hits and striking out four.

Paige Mayfield took the loss for Roff. She went one-third of an inning, allowing seven runs on four hits and striking out one.

Allen totaled 13 hits in the game. Nix, Koonce, Harrison, Rowsey, and Clifford all had multiple hits for Allen. Clifford, Rowsey, Harrison, Koonce, and Nix each collected two hits to lead Allen.

Allen Drops Game to Davis After Late Score

Allen lost the lead late in a 7-6 defeat to Davis on Saturday. The game was tied at five with Davis batting in the top of the eighth when Lynsey Martin tripled on the fi rst pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. The exciting extra inning contest lasted over 2 hours.

Despite the loss, Allen did collect seven hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, Davis had four hits on the way to victory.

Allen got on the board in the first inning. An error scored one run for Allen.

Allen evened things up at five in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kaylyn Rowsey drove in one when she singled.

The Davis pitcher was credited with allowing seven hits and four runs over eight innings, striking out three.

Riley Koonce took the loss for Allen. She allowed four hits and fi ve runs over eight innings, striking out five and walking one.

Taylor Tollett, Meegan Costner, Sunzie Harrison, Koonce, Kinsey Nix, Rowsey, and Katey Read each collected one hit to lead Allen.

Read’s Walk-off Gives Allen Victory Over Ada

Allen took their game in dramatic walk-off fashion, thanks to a walk-off fielder’s choice at the end of the game to topple Ada. The game was tied at six with Allen batting in the bottom of the fourth when Ada’s pitcher induced Katey Read to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored.

Allen opened up scoring in the first inning, when Sunzie Harrison tripled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.

Allen put up three runs in the third inning. Read, Riley Koonce, and Meegan Costner each had RBIs in the frame.

Harrison was credited with the victory for Allen. She surrendered six runs on seven hits over four innings, striking out four.

Colungo took the loss for Ada. She allowed seven hits and seven runs over three and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking one.

Harrison went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Allen in hits.

Davis Captures Lead Early to Defeat Allen

In the Championship game Allen fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 9-0 loss to Davis on Saturday.

The Allen struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Davis, giving up nine runs.

Davis fired up the offense in the fi rst inning. Son drove in one when she singled.

A single by Kinsey Nix in the third inning was a positive for Allen. .

Riley Koonce took the loss for Allen. She surrendered nine runs on nine hits over four innings, striking out three and walking one.

Koonce, Nix, and Emma Peay each collected one hit to lead Allen.

“We are so proud of our girls, they never gave up and gave Davis all they wanted in the fi rst game of the day. We never like to give excuses but we ended the day pretty beat up, but that’s part of the game, everyone contributed. With the weather and scheduling break we are using this time off to work on some things and just get healed up and ready to battle in the fi nal half of the season.”

The team travels to Tushka on Thursday and Asher on Tuesday. If you haven’t gotten a chance to watch the Lady Mustangs next Thursday, Sept 13 will be the perfect opportunity as they will be hosting a one day festival with a couple of tough teams in Strother and Stuart. The games will start at 4:30