MAC softball settles for tie after Metropolitan wins first

MAC softball settles for tie after Metropolitan wins first

PARK HILLS – Mineral Area was one ground ball away from salvaging a softball doubleheader split on Thursday, but settled for a tie before rain prevented extra innings. Metropolitan pulled even at 2-2 on a two-out error in the seventh inning, and game two remained in a permanent deadlock after the Wolves beat the host Cardinals 11-2 in the opener. Laiken Buell worked back from a 1-2 count to coax a walk, and advanced to third base on a wild pitch…