New Bybeees, Misfits grab lopsided wins

After dominating for much of last season, New Bybees and the Baptist Misfits women’s church league teams look to be continuing trends this summer. Thursday night at the fairgrounds, New Bybees dismantled the Church Chicks, winning 23-4, scoring six runs in the first and a dozen more in the fifth. Lacey Griffith belted a home run and had four hits for the winners, while Lindsay Patterson also had a four-hit game. Kati Sutton, Sina Neal, Sara Wilcher, Amber Hodge, Lea Montgomery and Talekia King added three hits each. The Chicks got three hits from Bridget Whitlock, while Fronia Templeton, Kresta Jacobs, Sandy Tessnear and Lauren Zechman all had two. The Misfits needed just two innings to post their 29-0 win over Friendship, batting around twice in the opening frame, which included a pair of home runs from Mary Roller and two doubles each by Vonda Wooten and Tracey Medlen. They added 12 more runs in the second, including a Sarah Roller homer, and maintained the shutout as Friendship was held to just two baserunners in the top of the third. In other ladies action: Rock Island 11, Locust St. 1 An early 10-0 lead helped Rock Island, which got three hits from Erica Moore, including two doubles, and two each from Katie Simpson, Amanda Chadwell and Brigette Mullican. Locust Street’s only run came in the fourth, when Brittany Fann singled and later scored. Cornerstone 17, New Hope 2 A seven-run second and seven more in the fourth helped Cornerstone to a mercy-rule win, as did a four-hit game from Shane Watson and two triples by Denise James. New Hope strung together three straight hits in the first inning, scoring its only two runs.