Mountaineers End Season With Exciting 5-4 Victory

Anna Hayes scored on a passed ball with two outs in the seventh inning Friday, lifting the Alleghany Mountaineers to a 5-4 win over Floyd County in their season finale.
Kerry Ann Byer and Maggie Rooklin had singles in the seventh for the Mountaineers, and Hayes reached on a fielder’s choice. Hayes and Rooklin moved into scoring position courtesy of a Floyd County error, and Hayes later scored on the passed ball.
Byer had three hits to pace the Mountaineers at the plate, while Rooklin had two.
Bailee Leitch and Allison Graham with a hit apiece rounded out Alleghany’s seven-hit attack.
Daphne Shinault went the distance to pick up the win in the circle. She fanned three and walked two.
On Thursday, Radford’s Kailey Reed scattered eight hits, pitching the Bobcats to a 3-1 win over the Mountaineers.
Byer had two hits to pace the Mountaineers, while Gracie Conner, Leitch, Hayes, Rooklin, Emalee Phillips and Averi Phillips contributed one each.
The Mountaineers finished the season 3-9 in Three Rivers District play, 7-13 overall.