The Harlan All-Stars rolled into the finals of the District 4 Tournament (ages 11-12) with a 13-4 win Friday over Hazard/Perry at Huff Park.
Zion Hardaway pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts and five walks to earn the win in the circle.
Zoey Reed led the Harlan All Stars at the plate with two doubles and two singles. Crissalyn Jones had an inside-the-park homer and a single. Blakley Snelling singled twice. Andrea Napier, Kelsey Myers and Avery Jenkins added one single each.
Harlan will play Jackson County in the winners bracket finals on Sunday.
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Jackson County earned its spot in the finals with an 11-1 win over Tri-City on Friday and an 18-0 win over Rockcastle County on Saturday.
Natalee Pendleton had a triple to lead Tri-City. Izzy Pendleton and Emma Quillen added singles.
Izzy Pendleton pitched a complete game.
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Tri-City was eliminated from tournament play with a 6-3 loss Saturday to Hazard/Perry.
Natalee Pendleton, Izzy Pendleton and Karlee Hubbard had singles for Tri-City. Hubbard drove in two runs as Tri-City scored two runs in the fifth inning after falling behind 6-0. Tri-City added another run in the sixth inning before the game ended.
Hazard/Perry will play the Harlan-Jackson County loser on Monday in the consolation bracket finals.