FREDERICKTOWN — North Union’s Rylee Fox belted a fifth-inning grand slam and the ninth-seeded Wildcats upset No. 3 Fredericktown in a Division V sectional final Wednesday at Fredericktown.
North Union loaded the bases with one out in the fifth for Fox. She fell behind 0-1 before belting a home run to center for a 5-0 North Union lead.
(Photos by Cheryl Splain)
Fredericktown scored a pair of runs in the home half of the sixth. Aubree Whitley and Taylor Brown had back-to-back singles to open the frame before Kelsey Bell laced a one-out, two-run double.
Abbey Wittman led the Freddies with two hits in three trips to the plate.
Leah Cox was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run for North Union. She hit a solo shot to lead off the second inning.