Senior Day sweep for Boyd softball – Wanamaker fires no-hitter in nightcap

Kris Surles is caught trying to score on a Cassie Wanamaker single during the first game of Monday?s twin bill.

Monday night at Boyd Christian the Lady Broncos honored their senior class between games of their doubleheader with Upperman, and seniors Lyndsey King, Courtney Hard, Kris Surles, Terann Hillis and Ashlei Bain helped the Lady Broncos close out the regular season with a sweep.

Boyd won the first game 2-0 and the nightcap 1-0 as Cassie Wanamaker picked up the win in both games. Wanamaker collected 10 strikeouts and gave up three hits in the first game and fanned eight batters in the second contest, while throwing a no-hitter in the four-inning game.

After picking up three strikeouts in the top of the first, Boyd?s leadoff hitter, King, reached base with a single. Surles drew a walk and Wanamaker singled, but Surles was throw out at home for the final out.

The Lady Bees put three runners on in the top of the second, but failed to move the runners. In the bottom of the inning the Lady Broncos drew first blood, when Leah Walker singled up the middle. Tosha Young followed with a triple to left-center, scoring Walker. The next three batters went down in order, but Boyd held a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth, Young singled and Megan Boren reached on an error to put runners on the corner. Bain drew a walk to load the bases and Hillis drew a walk, which sent Young across the plate for a 2-0 lead by the end of the inning.

In the bottom of the fourth the Lady Bees loaded the bases with one out, but Wanamaker struck out the last two batters to secure the two run victory. The game was called after four innings of play due to darkness.

For the Lady Broncos, Young had two hits. King, Hard, Wanamaker and Walker added one hit each.

In the second game Boyd was the visiting team on the scoreboard and didn?t waste anytime putting a run on the board. In the top of the first, Hard reached on an error and Surles drew a walk. Wanamaker singled, which scored Hard. Boyd loaded the bases with the help of two errors by the Lady Bees, but failed to advance the runners. But the Lady Broncos held a 1-0 lead, which would be the game winning run.

Walker came up with two hits, followed by King and Wanamaker with one hit apiece.

The Lady Broncos will open the District 9-A tournament on Thursday against the No. 7-seeded team, Van Buren County. The Lady Broncos and Eaglettes will kick things off at 8 p.m. The tournament is being played at Eagleville.