The thing most known about East Limestone senior Bee Medley is the work she does on the mound for the Lady Indians’ softball team.

But Medley is formidable at the plate as well.

Saturday night, she drove in four runs with a single and a pair of infield outs as the Lady Indians advanced to the final of the Limestone County Varsity Softball Tournament with a 10-1 win over West Limestone in the semifinals at Tanner High’s Sims-Stacey Field.

Medley also tossed three innings of one-hit ball on the mound, striking out four, walking one and allowing no runs.

At the plate, she got plenty of help.

Jyssica Pepper and Morgan Franks had two hits each, while Chelsea Turner broke the game open with a three-run double.

Dayla Christopher had two hits, including a double, while Natalie Harrison singled twice and scored two runs for West.

The Lady Indians (33-11) awaited the survivor from the losers’ bracket for a championship-round matchup late Saturday night.

Tanner, Elkmont and West remained in the elimination bracket of the tournament.

In the first inning, Mallory Scott walked to start the game.

Pepper bunted to try and move Scott to second, but West Limestone pitcher Ashley Blankenship threw the ball into the runner going to first, who deflected the ball down the right-field line.

Scott raced all the way around from first to score, and Pepper got all the way to third base on the play. Medley’s ground out scored Pepper to give East a 2-0 lead.

Medley had another RBI ground out in the third inning.

Scott led off with a double to the right-center field gap. After a sacrifice bunt moved Scott to third, Medley ground out to shortstop got her home.

Walks to Shannon Bowling and Morgan Franks, sandwiched around a base hit by Laura Tittsworth loaded the bases. Turner cleared them with a three-run double down the left-field line.

West finally got on board in the fourth inning when Harrison led off with a single, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Dana Springer’s ground out.

Medley had a two-run single. Franks had a run-scoring single, and Tittsworth drove in a run with a ground out in a four-run fourth inning for East.

Harrison singled in Elizabeth Dison with one out in the sixth inning. Harrison scored Christopher doubled down the right-field line, and Springer followed with a single.



Elkmont 8, Clements 2

Bailee Robinson had three hits to help the Lady Red Devils stay alive with a win over Clements.

Chelsea Draper, Olivia Pressnell and Brooke Pressnell added two hits each. Summer Adams had a triple.

Adams was the winning pitcher, giving up four hits, walking two and striking out two. Sallie VanKirk took the loss for the Lady Colts.

Jordan Beggs led Clements at the plate with two hits.



Tanner 8, Ardmore 3

Haley Keenum had four hits, including a double, to highlight a 12-hit attack to help keep the Lady Rattlers alive in the losers’ bracket.

Alex Bohanon had two hits, including a triple. Cecily Woods and Christen Stephens each had doubles.

Ashley Hines gave up five hits and three walks, while striking out one in picking up the win.

Shannon Fogg had two hits, including a double for Ardmore. Brittany Brown also had a double.

Aarika Boggs struck out two and walked two in absorbing the loss.



Tanner 8, ABS 1

Bohanon had two hits to lead the Rattlers to an elimination bracket win over ABS.

The Lady Rattlers took advantage of six walks by Lady Trojans’ pitchers. Hines gave up four hits, walked two and struck out one in picking up the win.

Emily Cathey had a double to lead ABS. Kana Irwin was the losing pitcher.



East Limestone 1,

Athens Bible 0

Turner’s RBI-double in the seventh inning lifted East Limestone to a tie-breaker win in the opening round.

Medley tossed a no-hitter in the win for the Lady Indians, striking out 10 and walking three. Irwin was the two-luck loser for ABS, allowing two hits and three walks and striking out four.

Turner had two doubles for the only hits in the game.



East Limestone 6,

Clements 0

Medley had two hits, including a double, to lead a 13-hit attack to lead the Lady Indians to a second-round win over the Lady Colts.

Bowling and Cassandra McKinney also had two hits. Scott and Danielle Holder each had doubles.

Medley got the win, allowing one hit over four innings and striking out three. Franks worked the final two frames, striking out four and giving up two hits.

Losing pitcher Ashley Harbin, Megan Gresham and Whitney Mooney each had hits for Clements.



West Limestone 2,

Ardmore 1

Brandy Rice’s ground out scored Ivey Elmore in the eighth-inning to send the Lady Wildcats to a second-round win over Ardmore in an international tie-breaker.

Ardmore pitcher Casey Steadman allowed just one hit – a sixth-inning single by Blankenship – and struck out 13 in taking the loss.

Brittany Brown, Steadman and Sara Jo Taylor each had hits for Ardmore.

Blankenship gave up three hits and struck out two for West Limestone.



West Limestone 4,

Elkmont 0

Blankenship struck out 13 in pitching a perfect game in the Lady Wildcats’ opening-round win over Elkmont.

Blankenship also led West with two hits, and Andrea Griggs added a double.



Clements 3, Tanner 2

Grisham’s RBI-double in the eighth inning scored Whitney Mooney from second to give the Lady Colts the win in an international tie-breaker.

Maizee Black started the inning at second, was bunted to third, and scored when Mooney hit into a fielder’s choice.

Van Kirk got the win, allowing five hits and striking out eight.

Beth Anne Flippo, Haley Keenum, Christen Stephens, Whitney Stephens and Ashley Hines each had hits for Tanner.