Keele K?s 8 in win over Smarty Pants

Monday night in the 9- and 10-year-old girls? fast-pitch league Castle Heights defeated Smarty Pants 6-0, as Mahaley Keele gave up just one hit, while fanning eight to pick up the win.

Castle Heights big inning came in the top of the third, scoring five runs. With one out Lexie Holmes was hit by a pitch then Rachel Pedigo drew a walk. Keele singled and two more walks and a fielders choice made it 5-0. Castle Heights scored one more run in the top of the fourth, when Molly Littleton singled and Zaya Holmes drove in Littleton with a single to right.

Smarty Pants only hit came in the bottom of the second when Breanna Foster singled with one out.

? In the second game of the night L&M Carpet shut out Love Cantrell & Cope 13-0. Savannah Darnbush pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, while working all four innings.

Seven walks in the top of the first by L&M sent five runs to the plate. L&M scored three in the second on six walks and five in the fourth off of a hit by Jessie Newby and six walks. Darnbush and Newby had the only two hits of the night.

? Tuesday night, L&M Carpet defeated Smarty Pants 9-8. L&M had four hits on the night, coming from Allison Bond, Leann Dodson, Chelsey Chandler and Terian Turner had one hit each. L&M scored three runs in the top of the first, one in the second and five in the third.

For Smarty Pants, Brittany Porter, Justice Woodside and Kara Campbell had one hit each. Smarty Pants scored four runs in the first and rallied for four runs in the bottom of the third, but L&M got out of the inning to pick up the win.

? In the second game of the night the international tie-breaker had to be used to determine a winner between Love, Cantrell & Cope and Tri-State. Love, Cantrell & Cope scored three runs in the tie-breaker to capture a 11-9 win.

Tri-State scored one run in the top of the first when Taylor Mullican drew a leadoff walk. Peyton Kelsey singled to score Mullican for a 1-0 lead. Tri-State scored two in the second, two in the third, three in the fourth and one in the tie-breaker round.

Love Cantrell & Cope sent five runs to the plate in the second off of a single by Adriana Fann, a walk and two fielder?s choice. Morgan McCormick doubled to give her team a 5-1 lead. Lindsey Skinner led things off in the bottom of the third with a double. Back-to-back singles by Fann and Sara Owens and two fielder?s choice put three more runs on the board to tie the game at 8-8. With a runner on second to start the tie-breaker, Lyndi Dodd singled and McCormick doubled, then Blair Fisher hit into a fielder?s choice to score McCormick and Dodd to secure the win.

For Love Cantrell & Cope, McCormick had three hits. Skinner and Fann had two hits each. Dodd, Fisher and Owens added one hit each. For Tri-State, Hannah Wood had two hits, Taylor Mullican, Kelsey and Toni Bell had one hit each.