Extra-inning surge lifts Farmington over Lady Lions

Farmington (8-3, 2-0) avenged a 16-5 loss on March 19 at its tournament by turning the tables on Gravette (10-5, 1-1) by erupting for 10 runs in the ninth inning to hand the Lady Lions a 23-14 loss on their home field on Tuesday, March 29. The surge stymied Gravette’s bid to establish a rare two-game winning streak against Farmington in softball.

Neither team scored in the eighth inning but that changed dramatically with 16 Farmington batters stepping to the plate in the ninth. Remington Adams, who missed the Farmington Invitational, blasted a 3-run homer to put the finishing touches on a 5-for-7 performance. Adams drove in seven runs and doubled three times.

The game was tied 10-10 at the end of the seventh inning after Farmington’s Morgan Uher homered on a 2-2 pitch, driving in three runs and tying the game. The count was even at 2-2 and the freshman was instructed to work from a 2-strike approach.

“I was just trying to get on base and move the runners in. I guess it all worked out and I hit a home run. I felt pretty good when I hit it. I was just hoping the wind wouldn’t catch it,” Morgan Uher said.

When Morgan Uher went yard her older sister, junior Kamryn Uher, was on deck. Her smile grows a mile wide when describing the clutch home run.

“I was already up there yelling and jumping up and down. That tied it up in the top of the seventh and kept us going,” Kamryn Uher said.

The Lady Cardinals held Gravette scoreless in the bottom of the seventh, forcing extra innings.

Both teams got bigtime hitting performances from multiple players. Farmington freshman Morgan Uher homered and drove in five runs, while Grace Boatright and Kinley Meek each doubled twice and drove in three runs apiece.

Gravette was led by Brynn Romine (3-for4) and Sydney Kildow, who went 2-for-5 with a double and triple, while Keeley Elsea, Trinity Burnett, Kelsey Pembleton and Paige Greer each produced doubles for the Lady Lions.

Farmington stroked 24 hits against two Gravette pitchers, Sidney Kildow and Brooke Handle. Kildow had nine strikeouts.

Kamryn Uher (3-2) was the winning pitcher for the Lady Cardinals. She went the distance, striking out five while yielding 13 hits and 14 runs.