Gravette pounds Fayetteville

One big inning was enough for Gravette on Friday night. Gravette scored five runs in the second inning and went on to defeat Fayetteville 7-0 in the first round of the Fayetteville/Farmington Invitational Tournament. The game was called after five inning because of a 70-minute time limit for the tournament. Freshman Gabbi Curtis went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double and a single for Gravette, which outhit Fayetteville 11-4. Winning pitcher Cally Kildow added a two-run home run for the Lady Lions. “Gabbi is a kid who can fly,” Gravette coach Taos Jones said of his leadoff hitter. “She’s multi-dimensional and she’s not intimidated by anyone.” The 12-team, double-elimination tournament will shift exclusively to Farmington beginning at 8 a.m. today. Winners’ bracket games will be played at Farmington High School and losers’ bracket games at the Farmington city fields. The championship game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. at Farmington High School. Gravette (5-4) took command against Fayetteville (2-4) with five runs on five hits in the second inning. Kildow’s home run and Curtis’ threerun triple fueled the surge. Jaki Chalk, Bailey Elmore and Robin Davis each added doubles. Gravette received help in the field from Fayetteville, which committed three errors in the first three innings. The Lady Bulldogs were particularly sloppy in the second inning with a dropped popup at third base and misplays in the outfield that allowed runners to take extra bases. “You can’t give good teams extra outs, especially teams with really good pitching,” Fayetteville coach Jason Shirey said. “We dug ourselves a hole and we couldn’t get out. Unfortunately, that’s what we’ve played lately.” Fayetteville will play at 9:30 a.m. and Gravette at 11 a.m. today against teams not yet determined by press deadline on Friday night.

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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 3/18/2017

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