Boyd girls take on Tigers in twin bill
The Lady Broncos softball team held a District 8-A doubleheader at home against Gordonsville on Tuesday, playing two five-inning games.
The Lady Tigers took the first game 9-0, but in the second game the two teams had to settle for a 4-4 tie because of darkness.
Courtney Hard took the mound for the Lady Broncos, giving up nine runs on four hits with two strikeouts. Kelsey Hall pitched the fifth giving up two hits and two walks. Gordonsville’s Courtney Maynard gave up just one hit and two walks on the day.
In the top of the first the Lady Tigers scored when leadoff hitter Rachel Gentry was hit by a pitch and scored after two walks and an error. Then a sac-fly put the Lady Tigers on top 2-0. In the bottom of the inning Miranda Burch came up with Boyd’s only hit of the game with a single to right-center, but she was left stranded.
In the top of the third Gordonsville added three runs after a lead-off hit by Jessie Willoughby, a triple by Donna Albritton and a Lady Bronco error for a 5-0 lead. Gordonsville added three runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to secure the victory.
In the second game Boyd was the visiting team as the Lady Broncos put two runners on when Abby Surles walked and Leah Walker was hit by a pitch but the runners were left stranded.
In the bottom of the first Gordonsville scored one run off of two hits and an error.
Nicole Austin singled to in the top of the second for Boyd and Monica Patel walked but the next three batters went down in order.
The Lady Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the inning on a hit a sacrifice.
In the top of the third Boyd took a 3-2 lead. Becca Reynolds started things off with a walk. King singled to left, Burch doubled scoring Reynolds and King.
Hard singled up the middle, scoring Burch to give the Lady Broncos the lead. A hit, two walks and an error put Gordonsville back out in front 4-3 in the bottom of the third.
Boyd went down in order in the top of the fourth. In the top of the fifth Walker and Hard each drew a walk, with Hard making her way to third. A wild pitch scored Hard noting the game up at 4-4. As darkness grew near, Gordonsville’s first two batters were sat down by Boyd’s defense.
A walk and stolen base put the Lady Tiger runner in position to take the lead. But the runner was tagged out going to third as the game was called, leaving the two teams knotted at 4-4.
The Lady Broncos return to action Monday afternoon at Westmoreland.