Patterson didn’t play its best defensive game Thursday, but it made the plays when it needed to hold off Jeffersontown, Kentucky, 6-4, in one semifinal at the Babe Ruth World Series.
No play was bigger than a crucial catch by rightfielder Kamille Lightfoot with one out in the top of the sixth that put a serious dent in a rally by Jeffersontown. Down 6-4 with a runner on first base and one out, Jeffersontown’s centerfielder, Kennedy Lee, who towered over the other players, standing about 6 feet tall, hit a rocket to right field but towards Lightfoot, who leaped and ...