The Harlan All-Stars rolled into the winners bracket 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.
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Harlan fell 19-0 to Jackson County on Sunday in the winners bracket finals at Huff Park.
Zion Hardaway and Blakely Snelling had one single each for the only Harlan hits.
Harlan will play Hazard-Perry on Monday at 7 with the winner advancing to play Jackson County on Tuesday. The Harlan/Hazard winner would have to defeat Jackson County twice to win the double-elimination tournament.
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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.