The top-seeded Houston softball team faces No. 3 Bourbon in the Class 2 District 3 championship game at 4 p.m Wednesday at the Trojan Sports Complex in Potosi.
Follow this post for live play-by-play from the game:
B6 – CHAMPS
Evans leads off inning with double and scored on wild pitch. Ball game. HHS 11-1
T6 – Kincaid rolls
Senior gets another 1-2-3 inning. Now through 6 innings, Kincaid has given up 5 hits while striking out 5 and walking 1. HHS 10-1
B5 – Game continues
Clinton doubles with one out but stranded after a pair of groundouts. Game continues. HHS 10-1
T5 – Jam escaped
Single and error put two runners on with one out. HHS gets forceout and popout to escape jam. HHS 10-1
B4 – No runs
Koch singles with one out but later caught stealing. Lady Tigers one run from victory. HHS 10-1
T4 – Still cruising
Groundout, strikeout and groundout for another 1-2-3 inning for Kincaid. HHS 10-1
B3 – Two out rally
Bottom of the lineup – Warner and Clinton – deliver RBI hits with two outs. Lady Tigers add runs on error, wild pitch and steal of home. HHS 10-1
T3 – Kincaid cruising
Kincaid gets infield fly, strikeout and comebacker for 1-2-3 inning. Senior has allowed 3 hits while striking out 4 and walking 1. HHS 5-1
B2 – Scoreless frame
McNiell and Evans walk but are left stranded in scoreless inning for both teams. HHS 5-1
T2 – Double play for 1-2-3
McNiell catches fly at backstop and throws to second to double off runner to end inning. Kincaid records another strikeout in inning. HHS 5-1
B1 – Houston answers
McNiell leadoff single followed by consecutive doubles from Kincaid and Evans put Houston ahead 2-1. Gilbert single makes it 4 straight hits. Benoist reaches on error and Koch follows with sacrifice fly to make it 4-1. Benoist later scores on obstruction at third. HHS 5-1
T1 – Bourbon strikes first
Bourbon gets leadoff single, walk and one-out single for game’s first run. Kincaid ends threat with consecutive strikeouts. Bourbon 1-0
Staying loose as we await first pitch
Pregame huddle
Today’s HHS lineup
- Gracyn McNiell c
- Lilly Kincaid p
- Katy Evans 2b
- Ashley Gilbert 1b
- Claire Benoist 3b
- Ava Koch ss
- Izzy Cook lf
- Jenna Warner dp
- Natalie Clinton cf
- Ember Green flex
Lady Tigers championship history
Houston softball has won 4 district championships in program history: 2012, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Brent Hall coached the first title team. Jim Moore led the back-to-back-to-back championships. This year’s team is under the direction of first-year coach Conaley Aaron.