Softball squads ousted-Boyd girls eliminated by Eagles
The Lady Broncos’ softball season came to an end Tuesday, as Boyd fell to Eagleville in the finals of the losers’ bracket in the District 9-A tournament at Chapel Hill.
The Lady Broncos out-hit the Lady Eagles 2-1, but by the end of the game the scoreboard showed Eagleville with a 1-0 advantage.
Cassie Wanamaker took the loss, giving up just the one hit while fanning 12 batters. Jessica Lee got the win, giving up two hits while fanning four. The Lady Broncos finished a successful season at 18-7.
Both teams went three-up and three-down through five innings of play. But in the top of the sixth Lee helped her cause, when she singled to start off the inning. Lee then stole second and moved to third on a fielder’s choice. With one out Lee scored on a passed ball, which would prove to be the winning run.
In the bottom of the seventh Boyd’s Megan Boren singled with two outs, but the Lady Eagles’ defense came up with the ground ball for the final out to take the victory. Kelcy Tate and Boren had one hit each.
‘ In Monday’s first-round game of the losers’ bracket the Lady Broncos made short work of Community, ending the contest in five innings with a 12-0 victory over the Viqueens.
Wanamaker picked up another win as she fanned 12 of the 19 Viqueens she faced while walking two. Boyd pounded out 14 hits on the day off of Viqueens’ pitcher Brittany Haynes.
Wanamaker reached on an error to get things started in the top of the first for Boyd. Boren and Leah Walker reached on back-to-back errors with one out as Wanamaker worked her way to home plate. Danna Wells scored Walker on a fielder’s choice to put the Lady Broncos out in front 2-0.
Both of Community’s hits came in the bottom of the first. Bianca Maselter led things off with a single, followed by a single from Tracey Kimberlin. But Boyd got out of the inning as the next three batters went down in order.
In the top of the third the Lady Broncos broke the game open with eight runs crossing the plate. Tate drew a walk to lead things off and Boren reached on an error. Walker doubled to score two runs. Sara Buckner singled and picked up an RBI, then Becca Reynolds doubled with two outs, scoring two more runs. Lauren Wilcher walked, Wanamaker singled to score a run, then Tate singled, scoring Wanamaker and Wilcher. Boren added an RBI single to put the Lady Broncos on top 10-0.
In the top of the fourth, Buckner singled to start things off, Kelsey Jones reached on an error that scored Buckner. Wanamaker singled with two outs, which scored Jones as Boyd extended its lead to 12-0 heading into the fifth.
Community went down in order, which ended the game sending the Lady Broncos to the semi-final round.
Wanamaker, Tate, Boren, Walker, Buckner and Reynolds had two hits each. Wells and Wilcher added one hit apiece.