Boyd wins on Senior Day

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Lady Bronco senior Abbey Barnes slides in ahead of the tag at third during Boyd’s 9-1 win over Middle Tennessee Christian Monday at Boyd. Barnes celebrated Senior Day going 2-for-4 from the plate. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

The Lady Broncos celebrated Senior Day with a 9-1 home win over the Lady Cougars of Middle Tennessee Christian Monday.

In the first inning Boyd shut down the Lady Cougars 1-2-3, then stepped to the plate to produce three runs. Amber Hodge hit into a fielder choice to score Katie Sutton for the first run. Abbey Barnes and Holly Ferrell walked then Scarlette Hodge reached on an infield hit to score Barnes. Ferrell later scored on a wild pitch.

MTCS loaded the bases in the second but pitcher Dara Webb, with solid defense behind her, shut the Cougars down to hold them scoreless. In the Broncos’ half of the inning Amber Hodge walked, and scored on a Ferrell base hit to center field. Webb hit into a fielder’s choice to score Ferrell to take a 5-0 lead.

The Lady Cougars’ only run came in the fifth after a walk and base hit then a wild pitch scored the runner from third. Boyd got the runs back in its half of the inning with a leadoff single from Barnes and a triple from Ferrell, who went home on an error to make it 7-1.

Ferrell drove in two more runs in the bottom of the sixth after Mary Reynolds walked and Barnes singled to left to give the Lady Broncos the eight-run margin of victory.

For the Broncos, Barnes went 2-for-4, Ferrell was 2-for-3, Scarlette Hodge was 1-for-2, Grace Barnes and Maria Silva went 1-for-2. Webb gave up six hits, four walks and had five strikeouts on the day. The Lady Broncos are now 8-14 on the season.