Cornerstone claims ‘B’ league title
Cornerstone Baptist Church captured the tournament championship in the Women’s “B” division of the Warren County Church Softball League Monday night, downing Friendship Baptist 14-4 in five innings.
Leading 2-1 after one frame, Cornerstone — which came out of the winners’ bracket to reach the finals without a loss — plated four runs in the second and five more in the third to blow the game open.
Shana Watson, Denise Jones, LeAnn Cartwright and Pam Cooper all came in to score in the second inning, while Watson, Jones, Shannon Hamilton, Candy Ware and Cooper put runs on the board in the third. The team sent all 10 of its batters to the plate in the third, taking an 11-1 lead by the end of the inning.
Three more Cornerstone runs made it a 14-1 game in the top of the fifth, giving Cornerstone the 10-run lead it needed to invoke the game’s mercy rule, and their defense held in the bottom of the inning despite Friendship rallying for three runs.