North Lamar spoils Lady Pirates’ Senior Night with win

The No. 4. North Lamar Pantherettes spoiled Senior Night for the Pittsburg Lady Pirates with a 10-1 win in District 14-4A action April 19.
North Lamar struck first as Bailee Nickerson drilled a solo home run in the top of the first inning.
The Lady Pirates tied the score when Madison Busch scored on an error.
North Lamar came back for four runs in the second, another in the fourth and ended the scoring with four in the sixth.
The Lady Panthers finished with 10 hits, while Pittsburg managed four.
North Lamar used two pitchers as Reagan Richardson recorded the win. She fanned eight batters and walked one while allowing four hits. 
Brooke Collard struck out five and walked one in three innings of relief.
Sydney Reynolds, Madison Sansom, Kaycee Parker and Busch each had a hit.
In the circle, Parker allowed 10 hits, struck out 10 and walked six.
North Lamar finished district play undefeated and in first place, while Pittsburg (12-8 overall) is 7-3 in the 14-4A standings.
The Lady Pirates will face Brownsboro (12-12) in a best 2-out-of-3 game series in Minneola. 
The first game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, April 28 and the second game is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29. 
If a third game is needed it will be played after the second.
Brownsboro, from 13-4A, won their final two games of the season against Willis Point (11-0) and Rains (5-1).
On Monday, the Lady Pirates defeated Prairiland, 4-1, in a warm-up game before the playoffs.
Parker earned the win for the Lady Pirates Varsity. She tossed four innings, giving up one run, zero hits, striking out six, and walking zero. 
Bailey Smith started the game for Pittsburg and  pitched three innings, surrendering two hits and striking out five, and walk.
Parker led Pittsburg with two runs batted in. 
She finished the game 2-for-3.
It was the final homestand for three seniors -- Busch, Smith and Parker.