Trenton, Hamilton cruise to semifinal routs, set up highly-anticipated title showdown

The Trenton Lady Bulldogs, after watching postseason rival Penney High School rout South Harrison 15-0 in four innings, scored 10 points in the bottom of the 1st inning, cruising to a 13-0, five inning win over the Lawson Lady Cardinals.  Maci Moore led the THS offense with two home runs and five RBI’s, with Chandler Lynch contributed her first career homer and a double, part of a 2 for 2 game for the Lady Bulldogs, now 23-2 on the season.

Ainsley Tolson took the win for Trenton, going five innings of shutout ball, striking out six Lady Cards.  On Saturday, Trenton, the #2 seed in Class 2, District 16, will play Penney, the top seed, on the Lady Hornets home field in Hamilton, with a 12 noon first pitch on Hot Country Z 101.7.  Trenton will be looking to break a two-game losing streak against Penney, with Hamilton beating THS in last year’s district title game, and coming back this September with a 4-3 victory in regular season play.  

The District 16 winner will host a Class 2 sectional on Wednesday night against either Plattsburg or Lathrop, who play for the District 15 championship on Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock.

Here is the complete scoreboard, and upcoming game, for postseason district softball:

Class 2, District 15 at Weston, MO:

Plattsburg 10, East Buchanan 4

Lathrop d. Mid-Buchanan

Plattsburg plays Lathrop for district championship at 1 PM Saturday

Class 3, District 15 at Marshall:

Kirksville 8, Chillicothe 4 (Championship)

Class 3, District 16 at Savannah:

First Round: Lafayette 10, Maryville 9; Savannah 8, Cameron 4

Semifinals: Smithville 13, Lafayette 1; Savannah 14, Benton 0

Championship : Smithville vs. Savannah at 5 PM Monday

Class 1, District 10 at LaPlata:

First Round: Brashear 9, Green City 6; Atlanta 15, Novinger 0

Semifinals : LaPlata vs. Brashear (Saturday – 1 PM); Schuyler County vs. Atlanta (Friday – 3:00 PM)

Championship : 5:30 PM on Saturday

Class 1, District 11 at Chillicothe

Semifinals : Bevier 15, Grundy R-5 5; Meadville 19, Linn County 12

Championship : Bevier vs. Meadville – 12:00 PM on Saturday

Class 1, District 12 at Brunswick

Semifinals : Norborne 16, Hardin-Central 1; Brunswick 3, Hale 2

Championship : Norborne vs. Brunswick – 2:00 PM on Saturday

Class 1, District 13 at Pattonsburg

First Round : Pattonsburg 16, Winston 1

Semifinals : Gallatin 10, Pattonsburg 3; Braymer 11, Tri-County 0

Championship : Gallatin vs. Braymer – 4:00 PM on Saturday

Class 1, District 14 at King City 

First Round : Stewartsville 5, King City 4; North Andrew 16, South Holt 3

Semifinals : Maysville vs. Stewartsville; DeKalb vs. North Andrew – Both at 4 PM on Friday

Championship : 4 PM on Saturday

Class 1, District 15 at Eagleville

Semifinals : North Harrison 15, Gilman City 0; Princeton 25, East Harrison 0

Championship : North Harrison vs. Princeton – 11 AM on Saturday

Class 1, District 16 at Conception Junction 

First Round : Platte Valley 5, Worth County 4; Albany 10, Northeast Nodaway 0

Semifinals : North Nodaway vs. Albany at 4 PM Friday; Stanberry vs. Platte Valley at 5:30 PM Friday

Championship : Saturday at 2:30 PM

Class 2, District 7 at Unionville

First Round : Westran 7, Milan 6

Semifinals : Marceline 15, Westran 3; Putnam County 6, Brookfield 0

Championship : Marceline vs. Putnam County at 2:00 PM Saturday

Class 2, District 13 at Knob Noster

Semifinals : California 3, Sherwood 2 (9); Holden 10, Knob Noster 0

Championship : California vs. Holden at 1:00 PM Saturday

Class 2, District 14 at Higginsville

Semifinals : Higginsville 6, Carrollton 5; Richmond 1, Lexington 0 (9)

Championship : Higginsville vs. Richmond at 2:00 PM Saturday