Carroll County Head Coach Rick Nester was smiling ear to ear after his Lady Cavaliers (7-0) remained perfect on the season after shutting out the host Blue Devils 6-0 Wednesday night in Independence.
” I actually used my time in between innings to let the team know just how proud of them I was,” said Nester. “We played team defense, taking care of business at every position.”
One play that Nester was pointing towards happened early on when first baseman Laiken Burnett charged to her right to field a ground ball and second baseman Emma Harman hustled over to take her throw at first base to record the out.
The team has fallen behind in regards to the schedule and have been reduced to playing roughly once a week for quite some time. They started this week with three games on the docket before yesterday with Floyd County became the latest contest to get pushed back.
The lack of opportunity to play live games has shown zero effect on the team at the plate or in the field. That was the case once again versus Grayson County as the team combined timely hitting with flawless defense behind a sparkling pitching performance from Senior Emma Leath.
Leath (7-0) once again tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out seven. Nester added that only one ball was hit hard in seven innings and that his infield was up to every challenge.
The offense attack was also paced by Leath as she reached on a single four times in five at bats, scoring twice. Isabella Norman was one of a slew of hitters that went 2 of 4, driving in three runs, including a 2-run double that pushed the lead out to 6-0.
Holly Miller, Burnett and Harman each joined Norman in the two hit club as the team collected 14 hits on the night. The team scored three runs early and matched it with three runs late to erase any doubt about the outcome.
” The final score is just a little deceiving when you take into consideration how hard we hit the ball,” Nester added. ” It seemed that we were one hit away from pulling away in each inning.”
Carroll County is set to play at Patrick County on Friday evening but that came might be in jeopardy if the weather tomorrow delivers another stretch of prolonged rain. Mother Nature is the only thing slowing down the Lady Cavaliers..
Just a different look at the photo..
Allen will add a Box Score and here I will add a few pics sent along by Donna Nester.
While I didn’t get verification of the final score I do know that CCHS fell short in the Junior Varsity game.
After playing the opening 40 minutes to a 1-1 draw, the Lady 👩 Cavaliers kicked (Soccer ⚽️ term) their game into overdrive in the second half to earn a 4-2 Three Rivers District victory.
Miss Newman taking a moment pre-game to soak in the events taking place.
Miss Eden Coble assisted in the Senior Day ceremony, reading a statement on both Miss Newman and Miss Alderman.
Shana Parnell once again stepped up for OneofUs.Care, this time with the assistance of Miss Savannah Swecker, giving our version of Cav Man/ Women a Blue makeover !
Brett Petty in the first half and Miss Coble after the break …
Some of the post game fun !
The dynamic duo that lead the Battling Ben Tickles 👏
Dedicated Shelia Harris manned the gate…
Scoreboard with the final and team meeting during the intermission.
The actual scoring for the Lady 👩 Cavaliers :
1st H – 32:52 – Newman from Callie Harris
2nd H – 34:52 – Newman from Karmen Smith
2nd H – 19: 02 – Harris from Newman
2nd H – 5:42 – Newman from Harris on a Corner Kick
Newman 3 goals, 1 assist
Harris 1 goal, 2 assists
Smith 1 assist
The Lady 👩 Cavaliers return to The Hill Friday night 🌙 to host Alleghany