The Hill – Laiken Burnett had herself a ball game as the Senior went three for three and drove in five runs 🏃♀️ to back the pitching of Addie Greene in a 14-2 victory over visiting Tazewell.
While Burnett led the hit parade ( 16 hits), she was far from alone. Fellow Seniors Madison Coleman and Brooke Webb both finished up with highlight type numbers. Coleman went 3 of 3, scored three runs, and Webb went 2 of 3 with three driven in.
” I was really pleased with the offensive production,” said Head Coach Rick Nester. ” Their pitcher couldn’t take a breath tonight because we were able to hit from all nine spots in the lineup.”
Nester received hits from all nine spots, runs scored from eight, and driven in by seven. The victory leaves the team at 2-2 on the season with the next opportunity to play coming on Wednesday at Chilhowie High.
Bayleigh Allen and Natalie Burress both joined in the multiple hit club with both scoring two runs. Burress had both a double and a triple on a night where Carroll County finished with six extra base hits.
Greene went the distance in the circle, scattering six hits and allowing just one earned run. Nester was quick to point out the key 🔑 defensive play made by Emma Harman to end the top of the fourth inning.
” Emma handled a hard hit ball there in the fourth inning when they had two runners in scoring position,” added Nester. ” If that ball gers through, it becomes a 6-4 gane at that point.”
Harman did make the play to end the threat, and Carroll County put the game out of reach in the home half of the frame. The Lady Cavaliers sent 11 batters to the plate, with 8 straight reaching base.
Tuesday, the JV team heads to Tazewell High for a doubleheader, and then on Wednesday, the teams both play Chilhowie with the JV playing at home and the Varsity on the road.
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