Lady Mustangs win by 10 runs over Hillsboro
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
DODSONVILLE — Scoring in four of their five innings at the plate, the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs gained a non-conference win over Highland County counterpart Hillsboro by a 14-4 score at LCHS Friday.
In defending their home field, the Lady Mustangs scored four runs in the first inning, three runs in the second, one run in the third and they capped the game off with a six-run fifth inning.
Hillsboro scored all of their runs in the top of the fourth inning with Reagan Kiley, Jordan Moberly, Kelcie Thornbaugh and Jordan Williamson scoring those runs.
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As for the Lady Mustangs, in their four-run first inning Serah Whitacre (2-for-4, three runs), Cailee Elam (3-for-4, three RBI), Serena Smith and Hannah Morgan all scored runs, which included an RBI triple by Elam to score Whitacre. Elam then scored on a wild pitch, and Morgan had a two-RBI home run, which also scored Smith (1-2, two walks), who walked to reach the bases. Also with an RBI in the inning after being hit by a pitch was Aaliyah Knight, who finished 3-for-4 with one RBI.
In the second, Whitacre, Elam and Smith all scored runs with Elam having an RBI single and Morgan (3-for-3, hit by pitch, four RBI) also having an RBI. The third inning saw Whitacre score her third run of the game off a RBI double by Elam.
The fifth inning included runs scored by Elam, Smith, Morgan, Sierra Benney (2-for-4, one run), Haleigh Snider and Jillian Bitzer. In the six-run fifth, Ashley Ernst had a two-RBI single, while Snider, Morgan and Smith each had one RBI in the inning.
Ernst was the winning pitcher for LC.
For the game, Hillsboro totaled six hits, with hits from Kiley, Jordan Moberly, Heather Burba (2-for-3, one run) and Thornbaugh.
Earlier in the week, the Lady Mustangs defeated West Union by a 21-9 score in five innings. In the game, the first inning saw LC score seven runs from Whitacre, Elam, Chelsea Hart, Allison Kohus, Knight, Bailey Baker and Amber DeBoard. RBIs in the inning were collected by Kohus, Knight (two RBI), Baker, Whitacre and DeBoard.
The second inning saw four more runs scored by Morgan, Hart, Kohus and Knight. RBIs came off the bats of Knight (two RBI) and DeBoard. In the third inning, Benney, Morgan, Snider, Kohus, Knight and Baker scored. Knight had three RBI in the third, while Whitacre, Smith and Baker each had an RBI in the inning.
In the fourth inning, Benney, Snider, Smith and Knight all scored runs, with Morgan having an RBI, Knight collecting two RBI and DeBoard having an RBI.
In defending their home field, the Lady Mustangs scored four runs in the first inning, three runs in the second, one run in the third and they capped the game off with a six-run fifth inning.
Hillsboro scored all of their runs in the top of the fourth inning with Reagan Kiley, Jordan Moberly, Kelcie Thornbaugh and Jordan Williamson scoring those runs.
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As for the Lady Mustangs, in their four-run first inning Serah Whitacre (2-for-4, three runs), Cailee Elam (3-for-4, three RBI), Serena Smith and Hannah Morgan all scored runs, which included an RBI triple by Elam to score Whitacre. Elam then scored on a wild pitch, and Morgan had a two-RBI home run, which also scored Smith (1-2, two walks), who walked to reach the bases. Also with an RBI in the inning after being hit by a pitch was Aaliyah Knight, who finished 3-for-4 with one RBI.
In the second, Whitacre, Elam and Smith all scored runs with Elam having an RBI single and Morgan (3-for-3, hit by pitch, four RBI) also having an RBI. The third inning saw Whitacre score her third run of the game off a RBI double by Elam.
The fifth inning included runs scored by Elam, Smith, Morgan, Sierra Benney (2-for-4, one run), Haleigh Snider and Jillian Bitzer. In the six-run fifth, Ashley Ernst had a two-RBI single, while Snider, Morgan and Smith each had one RBI in the inning.
Ernst was the winning pitcher for LC.
For the game, Hillsboro totaled six hits, with hits from Kiley, Jordan Moberly, Heather Burba (2-for-3, one run) and Thornbaugh.
Earlier in the week, the Lady Mustangs defeated West Union by a 21-9 score in five innings. In the game, the first inning saw LC score seven runs from Whitacre, Elam, Chelsea Hart, Allison Kohus, Knight, Bailey Baker and Amber DeBoard. RBIs in the inning were collected by Kohus, Knight (two RBI), Baker, Whitacre and DeBoard.
The second inning saw four more runs scored by Morgan, Hart, Kohus and Knight. RBIs came off the bats of Knight (two RBI) and DeBoard. In the third inning, Benney, Morgan, Snider, Kohus, Knight and Baker scored. Knight had three RBI in the third, while Whitacre, Smith and Baker each had an RBI in the inning.
In the fourth inning, Benney, Snider, Smith and Knight all scored runs, with Morgan having an RBI, Knight collecting two RBI and DeBoard having an RBI.