Alert Featured Top Story 4A State Softball PlayoffsPITCH, HIT and RUN McDowell softball gets mercy rule win over Myers Park in second round of playoffs Dan Crawley May 11, 2024 May 11, 2024 Updated May 11, 2024 0 × Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save McDowell Lady Titans scored early and often in Friday's 17-2 rout over Myers Park in the second round of the 4A State Softball Playoffs. Dan Crawley kAmp7E6C H:??:?8 %F6D52J’D 7:CDE\C@F?5 82>6 282:?DE }@CE96C? vF:=7@C5[ |4s@H6== {25J %:E2?D 9625 4@249 r2EC:@?2 *@F?8 D6?D65 2 76H ?6CG6D 4@>:?8 7C@> 96C E62>] %9@D6 ?6CG6D H6C6 ?@H96C6 E@ 36 D66? :? C@F?5 EH@ 2D E96 {25J %:E2?D 288C6DD:G6=J E@@< :E E@ E96 |J6CD !2C< |FDE2?8D `f\a :? 2 82>6 E92E H2D 6?565 3J E96 >6C4J CF=6 :? E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 7@FCE9]k^AmkAm%96 3=@H@FE H:? 3J |4s@H6== W`e\eX 25G2?46D E96> E@ ?6IE %F6D52J’D E9:C5 C@F?5 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 a__g] %96 AC@8C2> 92D ?@H C624965 E96 `e\H:? 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