The Allen Community College Red Devils ended their season after falling in two of their last three games in Friday’s double elimination in the Region 6 Softball Tournament.
The loss was especially painful after the Red Devils were able to defeat Neosho Community College in the opening round of the tournament.
The Red Devils lost 9-1 to Johnson County Community College in the first game of the quarterfinals but and one earned run.
Freshman designated hitter Taryn Billings put the Red Devils on the scoreboard with a grounder in the second inning, then Yardley picked up the first of her team-leading two RBIs with a solo home run in the fourth. A pair of RBIs from Yardley and sophomore first baseman Jena Hendrix gave Allen a 5-0 advantage. Freshman first baseman Makayla Hirschmann’s sacrifice fly added an insurance run in the sixth inning.
Facing elimination Friday, the Red Devils could not overcome an early six-run deficit to Neosho to end their season at 24-27. Allen picked up its only run on an RBI grounder from sophomore All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention Kaylee Spreer, but that was all the Red Devils could muster as Neosho cruised to victory.
Yardley took the loss with a pair of strikeouts while coming on in relief in the second inning.
