Boyd tops Eagles to wrap undefeated week
The Boyd Christian Lady Bronco softball team improved to 3-0 on the year after taking a 13-0 District 9-A win over the Lady Eagles Thursday afternoon in Van Buren County.
Cassie Wanamaker picked up the win on the mound for the Lady Broncos after giving up just one hit and fanning 11 Lady Eagle batters. Shayla Clendenon took the loss for Van Buren, giving up 10 hits and walking eight.
The Lady Broncos got on the board early, sending three runs across the plate in the top of the first. Wanamaker and Kelcy Tate drew back-to-back walks and Megan Boren singled, which drove in two runs. Becca Reynolds picked up an RBI single with one out and one on, to make it a 3-0 lead for Boyd as the batters went down swinging. Wanamaker retired the Lady Eagles in order in the bottom of the inning with three strikeouts.
With one out in the top of the second Wanamaker singled and Tate drew another walk, putting runners on the corners. Boren singled to drive in a run and Leah Walker followed with another single, driving in Tate. By the time Van Buren got out of the inning the Lady Broncos had built a 5-0 lead. The Lady Eagles went down in order in their half of the inning.
In the top of the third Boyd continued to an to its lead. Lauren Wilcher singled, and scored when Wanamaker hit into a fielder choice. Tate and Boren reached on errors and Walker singled driving in two runs as Boyd had eight runs on the board by the end of the inning.
The Lady Broncos scored four runs in the top of the fourth, with base hits from Danna Wells, Wanamaker, Tate, Boren and Walker. Once again the Lady Eagles went down in order in their half of the inning.
In the top of the fifth the Lady Broncos added one more run to the board, after a Van Buren County error and a single by Wilcher.
The Lady Eagles’ only hit of the game came in the bottom of the fifth, when Lauren Traglen singled to centerfold, but the runner was later thrown out to end the game as Boyd picked up the road victory.
For the Lady Broncos, Boren led the way with three hits. Wanamaker, Walker and Wilcher added two hits apiece. Tate, Reynolds and Wells added one hit each.
The Lady Broncos will be back in action at home on the 24th to take on Richard Hardy.