The Road to East Peoria: Lady Panthers edge past A-J
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ In the post season, the goal is a simple one. Win and advance on to the bext round.
Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Murphysboro Class 2A Regional, the top-seeded Pinckneyville Lady Panthers did just that.
Scoring the winning run on a two-out error in the last of the seventh, Pinckneyville escaped Anna-Jonesboro for its 35th in 36 outings this spring.
Pinckneyville moves into the mid-week game at the Carterville Sectional, playing Herrin (20-12) at 4:30 Wednesday.
A-J ends its season 30-7, with three of the losses coming to the Lady Panthers.
"We didn't hit well but really took advantage of several errors," Pinckneyville coach Greg Hale said. "We knew when the gane was tied that enyone could win it. "Before the game , I told the seniors this could be their last game. Of course, they told me that went for a senior citizen like me, too."
Hale retired two weeks ago as a teacher /athletic administrator in the Pinckneyville system. He'll step down as softball coach at the conclusion of this current season.
Kortney Crawford started the seventh inning with an infield single and promptly swiped second base.
After moving t o third on Emily Miller's fly out, Taylor Cicardi's smash to third base zipped past the A-J third baseman to send Crawford flying home with the winning run.
Cicardi had also tied the game two innings prior on an infield single.
PCHS marked in the third with an unearned run as Emily Miller poked an RBI single.
Pinckneyville had just sux hits against A-J's Lindsay Patterson with Mo Ramsey going 2-for-4.
Emily Chapman worked the final 3 2/3innings for the pitching win, improving to 15-1. Sara Malanowski pitched into the fifth.
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