Lady Lions move to 7-0 in SHL
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The Highland County Press-
LEESBURG — The Fairfield Lady Lions again dominated a Southern Hills League opponent with a decisive 14-1 victory over the Ripley Lady Blue Jays Friday night at FHS.
Lauren Larrick tossed a two-hitter to pick up her eighth win of the season. Senior catcher Whitney Hanenkrat hit her second home run of the season in as many days. The hot-hitting Courtney Huff collected two more hits Friday to lead the Lady Lion offense.
FHS (8-5, 7-0 SHL) took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Larrick singled down the right field line to lead off the inning, and courtesy runner Lizzie Jones entered the game to run for the starting pitcher.
Sirenity Smith laid down a sacrifice bunt, and Jones raced clear to third base. Halie Chain was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Both runners scored on wild pitches.
Fairfield scored five more runs in the bottom of the third inning on two hits.
Meanwhile, Larrick and the Lady Lions defense went perfect through the first three innings, facing only nine batters. Larrick struck out six consecutive hitters.
The Lady Blue Jays (3-3, 3-2 SHL) scored a run in the top of the fourth inning on two hits. With runners on first and third and one out, Larrick struck out the next batter, and Whitney Hanenkrat threw out a Lady Blue Jay runner on an attempted steal of second base, converting an inning-ending double play.
FHS put the game out of reach with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
[[In-content Ad]]With one out, Hanenkrat hit a line drive home run over the right-centerfield fence. Larrick followed with a double to left field. Chain hit a ground ball to knock in a run, Huff tripled down the right field line to drive in two runs and Smithson followed with an RBI double to the fence in centerfield to complete the scoring.
Larrick struck out the leadoff batter in the top of the fifth inning and gave up a base on balls to the next batter.
Again, Hanenkrat gunned down a Lady Blue Jay runner on an attempted steal as Larrick struck out the batter for a game-ending double play.
Leading hitters for the Lady Lions included: Larrick (2-for-4, double, three runs, one RBI), Huff (2-for-3, triple, two runs, three RBIs), Smithson (1-for-4, double, one RBI), Hanenkrat (1-for-3, home run, two runs, one RBI) and Taylor Butler (1-for-3).
Larrick (8-4) picked up the victory for the Lady Lions. She pitched five innings, allowing one run (one earned) on two hits and one walk. She finished with 10 strikeouts.
Morgan Wright (3-3) suffered the loss for Ripley.
The Fairfield Lady Lions host the Fairfield Lady Lion Tournament tomorrow (Saturday), starting at 10 a.m.
BOX SCORE
RHS 000 10 — 1 2 8
FHS 025 7x — 14 7 1
Lauren Larrick tossed a two-hitter to pick up her eighth win of the season. Senior catcher Whitney Hanenkrat hit her second home run of the season in as many days. The hot-hitting Courtney Huff collected two more hits Friday to lead the Lady Lion offense.
FHS (8-5, 7-0 SHL) took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Larrick singled down the right field line to lead off the inning, and courtesy runner Lizzie Jones entered the game to run for the starting pitcher.
Sirenity Smith laid down a sacrifice bunt, and Jones raced clear to third base. Halie Chain was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Both runners scored on wild pitches.
Fairfield scored five more runs in the bottom of the third inning on two hits.
Meanwhile, Larrick and the Lady Lions defense went perfect through the first three innings, facing only nine batters. Larrick struck out six consecutive hitters.
The Lady Blue Jays (3-3, 3-2 SHL) scored a run in the top of the fourth inning on two hits. With runners on first and third and one out, Larrick struck out the next batter, and Whitney Hanenkrat threw out a Lady Blue Jay runner on an attempted steal of second base, converting an inning-ending double play.
FHS put the game out of reach with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
[[In-content Ad]]With one out, Hanenkrat hit a line drive home run over the right-centerfield fence. Larrick followed with a double to left field. Chain hit a ground ball to knock in a run, Huff tripled down the right field line to drive in two runs and Smithson followed with an RBI double to the fence in centerfield to complete the scoring.
Larrick struck out the leadoff batter in the top of the fifth inning and gave up a base on balls to the next batter.
Again, Hanenkrat gunned down a Lady Blue Jay runner on an attempted steal as Larrick struck out the batter for a game-ending double play.
Leading hitters for the Lady Lions included: Larrick (2-for-4, double, three runs, one RBI), Huff (2-for-3, triple, two runs, three RBIs), Smithson (1-for-4, double, one RBI), Hanenkrat (1-for-3, home run, two runs, one RBI) and Taylor Butler (1-for-3).
Larrick (8-4) picked up the victory for the Lady Lions. She pitched five innings, allowing one run (one earned) on two hits and one walk. She finished with 10 strikeouts.
Morgan Wright (3-3) suffered the loss for Ripley.
The Fairfield Lady Lions host the Fairfield Lady Lion Tournament tomorrow (Saturday), starting at 10 a.m.
BOX SCORE
RHS 000 10 — 1 2 8
FHS 025 7x — 14 7 1