Raiderettes stay alive in District 9A Tournament
Logan’s sixth-inning blast helps Moore County outlast Cornersville, 10-9, in elimination game
9:44 p.m. May 5, 2026
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On a 1-2 pitch – after fouling off three consecutive pitches – Lailar Logan connected for a three-run homer in the sixth.
DUANE CROSS
MCO Publisher•Editor
With Moore County’s season teetering on the brink, Lailar Logan delivered the swing that kept the Raiderettes alive.
Logan drove in four runs Tuesday, including a three-run homer to left field in the sixth inning, as Moore County outlasted Cornersville, 10-9, in a District 9A Tournament elimination game.
The win keeps the Raiderettes alive and sends them back onto the field at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Cornersville struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a single by Hartlyn Warf. The Lady Bulldogs added another run in the second when Lenley Hazel grounded out, then pushed the lead to 3-0 in the third after a Moore County error.
From there, Moore County turned the game into a grind. The Raiderettes kept finding baserunners, kept extending innings, and kept forcing Cornersville to make one more pitch.
Cornersville built the early lead, but Moore County kept answering, using traffic on the bases and Logan’s sixth-inning blast to create just enough separation.
In a game where every free base mattered, Moore County drew seven walks and collected 10 hits. Jenny Sanders, Rian Ross, and Raegan Ross each finished with two hits, while Whitney Fanning led the lineup with two walks.
Logan turned on a pitch and sent it over the left-field fence, bringing home three runs and giving Moore County the jolt it needed in a game that came down to the final margin. She finished with one hit and four RBIs, making the most of her biggest moment.
Kinsley Miller earned the win in relief for Moore County. She worked four innings, allowing four hits and five runs, none earned, while striking out two and walking none. Bailey Dunn started for the Raiderettes and went three innings, giving up two hits and four runs, two earned, while striking out two and walking four.
Makynslee Hobby took the loss for Cornersville after allowing five runs, one earned, on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. Hobby struck out three and walked four.
Warf led Cornersville at the plate, going 2-for-4. Lydia Stinnett, Zoey Blackwell, Hazel, and Warf each drove in one run for the Lady Bulldogs.
Both teams turned one double play in a game that never gave either dugout much room to breathe.
In the end, Moore County found just enough offense, just enough relief pitching, and one massive swing from Logan to keep its season alive.
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