McLennan falls to Grayson in semifinal

McLennan fell to the Grayson Vikings 13-5 in the semifinal round of the Region V North Softball Tournament this evening in Denison. Cheyenne Floyd took the loss in the circle.
 
Grayson scored four runs in the top of the first inning. J.T. Smith led off with a double and scored on a double by Sage Harlow. Cheyenne Stark singled and Dominique Rodriguez followed with a two-run homer. Hailey Vess then singled, advanced to second on ground out by Maci Sanders and scored on a single by Carmen Eilersten.
 
The Vikings added two runs in the second as Harlow doubled and scored on a Stark home run.
 
McLennan got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the second. Melayna Lopez singled but was out at second on a fielder's choice by Ka'Lyn Watson. Julia Herzinger drew a walk. Watson stole third and Herzinger advanced to second on an error. Kadyn Trochim then singled to score Watson and Herzinger.
 
Another McLennan run scored in the fourth as Watson singled, stole second, advance to third on a single by Herzinger and scored on a passed ball.
 
Grayson added a run with a Vess home run in the fifth.
 
McLennan responded with a run in the bottom of the inning as Lindsey Evans singled, moved to second on a ground out by Caitlyn Wong, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Krolczyk.
 
Grayson tacked on a six runs in the top of the sixth. Eilersten was hit by the pitch but out at second on a fielder's choice by Macee Cobb. Smith walked and Harlow reached on an error, loading the bases. Stark followed with a grand slam. Rodriguez singled and Vess doubled, both scoring on a double by Sanders.
 
Herzinger's solo home run in the bottom of the fifth rounded out the scoring.
 
McLennan will face either North Central or Weatherford at 10 a.m. Sunday with the winner advancing to face Grayson in the championship.
 
Grayson 13, McLennan 5
Grayson 420 016 – 13 14 2
McLennan 020 111 – 5 8 2
Dylann Kaderka and Cheyenne Stark. Cheyenne Floyd, Anissa Arredondo (6) and Bailey Krolczyk. WP: Kaderka; LP: Floyd. Leading hitters – Grayson: Sage Harlow (2-4, 2 2B, RBI), Cheyenne Stark (3-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI), Dominique Rodriguez (3-4, HR, 2 RBI), Hailey Vess (3-4, HR, RBI), Maci Sanders (1-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI), Carmen Eilersten (1-3, RBI) and J.T. Smith 1-3, 2B); McLennan: Bailey Krolczyk (2-3, RBI), Julia Herzinger (2-2, HR, RBI) and Kadyn Trochim (1-3, 2 RBI). Record: McLennan 42-17 (25-7).