Lady Tigers notch 3rd win of year

Published 11:36 pm Saturday, April 2, 2011

By JIM WALKER

Tribune Sports Editor

Nikki Elswick, Karlee McMackin and Brianna Foster combined for seven hits and Karlie Collins pitched a four-hitter as the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers topped the Coal Grove Lady Hornets 11-1 in five innings on Friday.

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Collins fanned seven and walked four as Ironton improved to 3-1.

Elswick was 2-2, McMackin 3-4 and Foster 2-4 with a double. Andi Kratzenberg went 1-3 for Ironton’s other hit.

The Lady Tigers hosted Russell, Ky., Saturday in a doubleheader and visit Symmes Valley on Tuesday.

Coal Grove 100 00 = 1 4 4

Ironton 006 23 = 11 8 0

Hitting-Coal Grove: Murphy 1-2, Adkins 1-3, Gore 1-3, Haynes 1-2; Ironton: Andi Kratzenberg 1-3, Brianna Foster 2-4, Nikki Elswick 2-2, Karlee McMackin 3-4. 2B-Ironton: Brianna Foster.