Erika Smith’s RBI single in the seventh inning was the difference as Crescent won the Class AA softball championship with a 3-2 decision at Waccamaw on Wednesday.
With the game tied 2-2, Kelsey Young led off the seventh inning for the Tigers (30-2) with a single and, with two outs, Smith lined a base hit into left to bring home Young and the state title – Crescent had one Game 1 of the best-of-three series 2-0 on Monday.
Nikki Legg led Waccamaw’s offense, finishing 2-for-3 and scoring both of the Warriors runs. Melaina Moore added two hits and drove in one.
Legg started the fourth inning with a double and crossed the plate following Moore’s double to give the Warriors (30-3) a 1-0 advantage.
Crescent would pick up two runs in its half of the fifth, but Waccamaw rallied to tie the game in the sixth. Legg reached on a single, moved to third on a base hit from Ashley Czechner and crossed the plate following a Tigers error.
Kelsey Davis went the distance for Crescent in the win, striking out seven.
Czechner worked all seven innings for Waccamaw, yielding six hits and fanning 14.
For more details on Wednesday’s game, please see Friday’s edition of the Times.
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