Feet run over Lady Broncos
The Lady Broncos couldn’t get the big hit they needed Friday when they took on Webb from Bell Buckle. Boyd had only two errors, but dropped their home game to the Lady Feet 4-0.
Amber Hodge took the mound for Boyd getting the first Webb batter to ground out. Hodge walked the second batter, one of only two walks on the day for Hodge. The runner was caught stealing for the second out but the next two batters singled. Hodge got the next batter to fly out to right to keep Webb off the scoreboard.
Kati Sutton started Boyd off with a single and was caught off base after Megan Hamblen hit into a line-drive for a double play. Amber Hodge hit a pop-fly to center to end the inning.
In the second, an error, a walk, a wild pitch and a base hit gave the Lady Feet a 2-0 lead. The Lady Broncos got their lead-off batter Scarlette Hodge on with an error, but failed to move the runner.
In the third solid defense and good velocity from Hodge sent Webb down in order. Again in the bottom of the third Boyd put its lead-off hitter on base, when Mary Reynolds singled up the middle. But the Lady Broncos went down in order with their next three batters.
Webb added one run in the top of the fourth with an infield hit and an error. Webb had another infield hit to put runners on first and second but Hodge struck out the next to batters to keep the game close at 3-0. Amber Hodge tried to help her cause in the bottom of the fourth with a single to left but Boyd couldn’t put together back-to-back hits and stayed off the score board in the inning.
The Lady Broncos played solid defense in the fifth and kept Webb’s lead to three. But Boyd would go down 1-2-3 in their half of the inning to remain scoreless.
In the seventh Webb added an insurance run with the help of the Lady Broncos. An error at third and a base hit gave Webb a 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the inning. The Broncos put back-to-back hits together in their half of the inning when Amber and Scarlette Hodge singled. With runners on second and third Tenara Jones hit a pop-up to second. Quick thinking by Webb’s second baseman doubled off the Scarlette Hodge at second to give the Lady Broncos two outs. Boyd went down swinging to end the game.
Amber Hodge had five strikeouts and walked two, giving up seven hits on the day. Boyd committed three errors and had six hits. Sutton and Amber Hodge had two hits each. Reynolds and Scarlette Hodge had one hit each for Boyd.
Boyd’s next home game will be Monday, when they take on Station Camp at 4 p.m.