Cascade ousts Lady Broncos at 9-A tourney

Boyd?s Courtney Hard fields a throw a bit too late to stop a Cascade base-stealer during the team?s recent regular season game. The Lady Broncos were shut out by Cascade Monday, and eliminated from the District 9-A championship tournament.

Cassie Wanamaker took the mound for the Lady Broncos and held Community to two hits, while walking four with six strikeouts.

Both teams went down in order in the top of the first, but in the top of the second the Lady Broncos sent three runs to the plate. Wanamaker reached on an error by Community?s shortstop. Walker singled, and two walks and another error put Boyd out in front.

The Lady Broncos held Community scoreless through the next four innings, before losing the shutout in the bottom of the sixth. Courtney Vassar singled with two outs, then an error by the Lady Broncos and a hit by Erica Keele scored two runs.

Boyd put one runner on base in the top of the seventh when Becca Reynolds drew a walk with one out, but she was left stranded as Community?s defense got out of the inning. Community started the bottom of the inning off with a walk, but two pop outs and a strikeout by Wanamaker secured the victory for the Lady Broncos.

Things started well for the Lady Broncos against Cascade, as the Lady Champions went down in order in the top of the first. Courtney Hard reached on an error with one out in Boyd?s half of the inning, but she was left stranded.

In the second Cascade pushed one run across the plate. Kelly Wilson singled to start things off, and with two outs Lauren Claxton singled in the run. The Lady Broncos once again had a chance to score in the bottom of the inning when Walker drew a leadoff walk. But the next three batters went down in order, leaving the runner stranded.

The Lady Champions put four runs on the board in the third after the Lady Broncos committed four errors in the inning to take a 5-0 lead. Lyndsey King reached on an error in the third, but Boyd failed to move the runner. The Lady Broncos went down in order in the next two innings.

Cascade sent seven runs across the plate in the top of the fourth to put the game out of reach. Errors once again hurt the Lady Broncos, who committed four in the inning. Heather Lemmon tripled to lead off the frame, and hits by Sara Wright and Claxton cleared the bases as Cascade picked up the shutout.

Leigha Carter and Aimee Taylor combined for the no-hitter and shut out for Cascade, which advanced to the tournament finals against Forrest.