Another district sweep for Boyd softball squad

Thursday afternoon at Boyd Christian the Lady Bronco softball team picked up another sweep, this time taking two from District 9-A foe Eagleville.

Boyd won the first game of the doubleheader 3-0 and picked up the win in the second game 5-1.

With the win the Lady Broncos improved to 10-6 on the year and 8-2 in district play, while the Lady Eagles dropped to 3-11 overall and 3-6 in district play.

Cassie Wanamaker worked both games for the Lady Broncos, picking up 11 strikeouts in the first game and giving up one hit. In the second game Wanamaker gave up two hits, one walk and fanned nine batters. Ashton Vaughn took the losses for Eagleville giving up four hits and two walks and fanning five in the first game, while giving up six hits and two walks in the second game.

Scoreless going into the bottom of the second, Boyd produced three runs in the inning. Wanamaker reached on an error and Leah Walker followed with a single. With one out Meagan Boren drove in two runs with a single up the middle. Becca Reynolds dropped a bunt down the third-base line, and Boren scored on the throw. By the end of the inning the Lady Broncos held a 3-0 lead.

Wanamaker struck out two batters in the third and fanned the side in the top of the fourth. In the top of the fifth Chelsea Lamb broke up the no-hitter with a single up the middle, but the next three batters were retired in order to end the five-inning game.

Boyd got the first at-bat in the second game and with one out in the top of the first Courtney Hard reached on a single, but was left stranded. Eagleville went down in order in the bottom of the inning.

In the top of the second Walker started things off with a single and then stole second and third. Boren scored the runner on a fielder?s choice. Terran Hilis was hit by a pitch and then stole second. Lyndsey King reached on an error, and Hillis scored on the throw. Hard struck out to end the inning, but the Lady Broncos held a 2-0 lead.

In the bottom of the inning Holly Poteete reached on a two-out error. Becca Smith doubled to left-center but was thrown out trying to go to third, but the run crossed the plate before the final out as Eagleville made it a 2-1 game.

In the top of the third Boyd scored three more runs. Kris Surles singled and then stole second. Walker drew a one-out walk, putting runners on first and second. Tosha Young picked up two RBIs with a single up the middle, and Ashley Bain reached on a throwing error which allowed Young to score and give Boyd a 5-1 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth, Eagleville put two runners on with one hit and one walk, but with one out Wanamaker struck out the next two batters to end the inning and give Boyd the sweep.

The Lady Broncos will be back in action on Monday as they travel to Cascade for another district matchup.