SOFTBALL: Livingston takes top seed over PNG
Published 10:13 pm Friday, April 20, 2018
LIVINGSTON — Port Neches-Groves 3-0 lead was eclipsed in the fifth inning.
Livingston posted a four-spot in the inning and held on to earn the top seed out of District 22-5A for the upcoming 5A playoffs with a 4-3 victory Friday. The two teams share the district championship, but PNG (18-11-1, 13-1 in 22-5A) forced the playoff with a 4-3 win on the road Tuesday.
Brooke Smith smashed a solo home run and Callie Jourdan drove in two runs in the fourth inning to put the Indians ahead. Smith went 3 for 3 with a run scored and Jourdan was 3 for 4.
Britni Hunt struck out seven in the game for PNG, but Livingston went ahead with four runs in the sixth.
PNG’s Bayja Newby also had a hit and scored a run.
Bi-district round games have not yet been determined.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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