Matt Vines

LOGANSPORT – Upset-minded Lake Arthur made some first-inning noise by putting runners on second and third base Wednesday.

Logansport pitcher Avery Creech shut down that threat with one of her nine strikeouts, and Lake Arthur didn’t put another runner on base in a 15-0 Lady Tigers win in four innings.

No. 1 seed Logansport (23-7) will host No. 9 Vinton (15-13) today at 7 p.m. in the Division IV Non-Select quarterfinals with the winner advancing to the state tournament in Sulphur.

It’s a destination Logansport appeared to be heading this past season when they took a lead into the seventh-inning of a quarterfinals game against Oak Grove before giving up 14 runs in the final frame.

Now Logansport will try to return to the state semifinals for the first time since 2019.

On Wednesday against Lake Arthur, Creech surrendered just the one hit and one walk in four innings.

The Logansport offense set off fireworks with four first-inning runs and a nine-run fourth inning to enforce the run rule.

The Lady Tigers scored before Lake Arthur could record an out as Ainsley Morvan hammered a three-run home run,

Morvan’s second home run of the game came in the second inning, a two-run shot to hand Logansport a 6-0 lead. Morvan has 18 home runs this season, which ranks seventh in the nation among teams who report their stats to maxpreps.com.

Morvan (2-for-4) walked twice and scored four runs in the rout.

Three other Lady Tigers posted multiple RBIs as Colby Rolfe (2-for-3), Jordan Porterfield (1-for-3) and Madison Magee (1-for-3) all had two RBIs.

Porterfield made her return after a broken hand sidelined her for more than a month.

Logansport’s nine-run inning was keyed by two bases-loaded walks, a Rolfe RBI single, a Kennedi Smith RBI single and a Magee bunt single that scored two runs. An error and passed ball accounted for the other two runs.

Three Lady Tigers recorded multiple hits as Logansport accounted for 10 hits and seven walks. Morvan (2-for-4), Smith (2-for2) and Rolfe (2-for-3) each had two hits.