Lady Hurricanes Softball Season in Full Swing
This week started off the 2019 Lady Hurricanes softball season with two back to back away games.
The season opener, played in McDonough, didn’t go as hoped for the Lady Canes as they fell to Ola High School 8-2.
The Lady Canes started off the first inning with a game opener single to the pitcher by Lady Cane Jasmine Stone (who had the game high in hits with three). Three outs later with no score, the game remained scoreless until the third inning.
First on the score board with one run in the top of the third were the Lady Canes, with back to back singles by catcher Stone, Avery Barton and Kate Robinson. Stone was thrown out at home trying to advance.
After a ground ball hit by Bailey Jenkins and an error by Ola High, Barton was able to score the Lady Canes’ first run.
Jenkins pitched three up, three down in the bottom of the third, keeping Ola High scoreless.
The Lady Canes went three up, three down in the top of the fourth. The bottom of the fourth, with an error by the Lady Canes, and a single, a walk, a double, a fielder’s choice and two homers gave Ola the lead, 7 to 1.
The fifth inning saw one run each by the Lady Canes and Ola, resulting in the final score of 8-2. Jenkins took the loss, lasting six innings, allowing seven hits, eight runs and six strikeouts.
The Lady Canes out hit Ola nine to seven, with multiple hits from Stone, Barton and Robinson.
During their second game, the Lady Canes continued their hitting. Despite out hitting Jackson 13 to nine, the Lady Canes fell to Jackson 10-9.
The game went into the eighth inning and Jackson handed the Lady Canes the loss after a Jackson player was hit by a pitch, with the bases loaded, driving in the winning run.
The game started well for the Lady Canes with a lead-off single for the second straight night by Stone who was able to advance to third after a single by center fielder Robinson. Both Stone and Robinson scored in the inning after errors by Jackson. Jackson also scored two runs in the first inning after a few singles and steals, including a steal of home.
The second inning gave the Lady Canes one more run. Marley Sands, the lead off batter singled on a line drive to left field, had a steal to second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on an error after Stone hit a fly ball to center fielder. Jackson followed up with two runs in the bottom of the second.
The game remained scoreless until the sixth inning. Lady Cane Jenna Parrish and Stone both singled to get on base while Jackson reached base on an error by the second baseman. With two outs in the inning, Parrish, Stone and Barton all scored on the same error by the Jackson center fielder, giving the Lady Canes three runs in the sixth.
Barton kept Jackson scoreless in the sixth with a strike out, a ground out and a fly out in foul territory.
The Lady Canes took the lead again in the top of the eighth. Sands started the inning with a double, Parrish reached on an error, with Sands holding on second. A single by Azure Guli and a fielder’s choice by Stone scored Sands. Barton followed up with a homer, scoring Stone.
The bottom of the eighth went to Jackson, scoring two runs on a succession of walks, a single and a double. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, the winning run was scored when the Jackson batter was hit by a pitch.
Barton took the loss, pitching seven and a third innings, striking out six and allowing 10 runs. Robinson, Sands, Parrish, Guli, Barton and Stone each had multiple hits by the Lady Canes, with Stone leading with three hits in five at bats.
The next game is today, August 8 against Mary Persons in Forsyth with an away game against G.M.C in Milledgeville set Monday, August 12. Both games begin at 5:30 p.m.