Briefly: Portageville softball team books first trip to final four, beats Bowling Green 1-0

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PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The Portageville Bulldogs softball team booked its first trip to the state final four in school history Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 home victory against Bowling Green in a Class 2 state quarterfinal.

Portageville standout Taylor Tiffany struck out 17 in a seven-inning no-hit performance in the circle. The only Bowling Green hitter to reach base against Tiffany was Lauren Meiz, who drew a one-out walk in the top of the third inning.

Bowling Green starting pitcher Madison Ingram nearly matched Tiffany's performance. Ingram struck out 10, walked three and allowed one hit in a complete-game loss.

Portageville tallied its only run in the bottom of the sixth inning when No. 9 hitter Destiney Crossno drew a leadoff walk on a full-count, moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by Hanna Cook that resulted in the second out of the frame and later scored from second base when No. 3 hitter Kelsi Miller hammered the first pitch she saw past the third base bag and into left field for the only hit of the game.

Portageville (23-6) squares off against Pleasant Hope (22-6) in a Class 2 state semifinal Friday at 2 p.m. at Killian Softball Complex in Springfield, Mo. The other state semifinal between Fatima (20-7) and North Platte (27-1) also takes place Friday at 2 p.m. at Killian Softball Complex. The Class 2 state championship follows Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. at Killian Softball Complex.

Look for additional information on this game later on semoball.com and in your upcoming print publications.

An updated Class 2 state tournament bracket is available at this link: View Bracket Here

DUSTIN WARD - dward@dailystatesman.com The Portageville softball team celebrates after securing a 1-0 win against Bowling Green Saturday in a Class 2 state quarterfinal at Portageville.

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