KINGSPORT, TN - Just before the Bulldogs program went into their spring break, the Boiling Springs softball competed in the Eastman Invitational over the weekend in Kingsport, TN where the Bulldogs finished the tournament with a 3-2 record.
The Bulldogs started off their tournament on Friday with a 4-3 victory over Claiborne High School (New Tazwell, TN) as Boiling Springs started their tournament with three straight runs in the first inning. AD Raines started the game with a single to centerfield before advancing to third base on single to centerfield by Bri Stanley. Raines gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead when she scored on a groundout to first base by Kate Philbeck that also allowed Bri McAbee, who was running for Stanley, to advance to third base. McAbee made the Bulldogs lead 2-0 when she scored on a hit by Gracen Bennett that fell in between the second baseman and right fielder for a single. Bennett made the Bulldogs lead 3-0 when she later scored on a groundball past the third baseman by Sarah Ezell. In the top of the second inning the Bulldogs got a double to centerfield from Sayde Parris with two outs before Emma Wilkins, who was running for Parris, came around to score on a single to rightfield by Kate Philbeck. Clairborne added two runs in the bottom of the second inning and another run in the bottom of the third inning closed the Bulldogs lead to 4-3 but that was as close as they would get in the game. In the game the Bulldogs got six innings from pitcher Bri Stanley who struck out six batters in the victory. In their second game on Friday, Boiling Springs fell to Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans 4-3 as the Bulldogs fell in eight innings. The Bulldogs fell behind 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning as the Trojans were able to get one earned run while also adding another unearned run that came off a Bulldogs error. In the top of the seventh inning the Bulldogs started off the inning with Jacie Ross and Leaha Rushing both getting singles to put runners at first and second with no outs. After back-to-back strikeouts by the Bulldogs, Bri Stanley crushed a double to right field bringing home both Ross and Rushing to tie the game at 2-2. Bulldogs pitcher Hayden O'Neal forced Morristown to ground out into three straight outs in the bottom of the seventh inning as O'Neal pitched a strong game for the Bulldogs going seven innings while striking out two and allowing only one earned run. In the top of the eighth inning the game went into the international tiebreaker rule and the Bulldogs Bri McAbee advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Kate Philbeck before taking a 3-2 lead when McAbee scored on a groundout to first base by Gracen Bennett. The bottom of the eighth inning saw Morristown score the international tiebreaker runner on a triple to centerfield to tie the game at 3-3 before winning the game 4-3 on a single to leftfield. On Saturday the Bulldogs were able to get a 6-3 win over Alcoa High School and a 7-0 win over Volunteer High School. In the Bulldogs victory over Alcoa, they registered ten hits as Bri Stanley, Sayde Parris, and AD Raines all collected multiple hits. Boiling Springs got a 3-0 lead in the first inning as AD Raines scored on a single to centerfield by Sayde Parris before both Chloe Osteen and Emma Wilkins added two more runs on a single to centerfield by Jacie Ross. In the top of the fourth inning Bri Stanley hit a single to centerfield that scored Sarah Ezell, who had earlier reached base on a walk and later stole second base, to push the Boiling Springs lead to 4-2. Kate Philbeck made the Bulldogs lead 6-2 over Alcoa when she singled past the second baseman scoring both AD Raines and Emma Wilkins. Against Volunteer High School, the Bulldogs saw pitcher Bri Stanley keep the Falcons scoreless over five innings while striking out five batters and only allowing four hits. The Bulldogs got on the board in the third inning, all with two outs, as Sayde Parris singled to centerfield bringing home Bri McAbee to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. Chloe Osteen, who was running for Parris, advanced to second base on a single by Kate Philbeck before stealing third base and later scoring on a Jacie Ross hit past the shortstop. Philbeck made the Bulldogs lead 3-0 in the third inning when she scored from second base on a single to centerfield by Leaha Rushing. Bri Stanley led off the fifth inning with a single to centerfield before Emma Wilkins, who was running for Stanley, scored from first base on a double to left field by Sayde Parris. Chole Osteen, running for Parris, scored from second base on a single to centerfield by Kate Philbeck to push the Boiling Springs lead to 5-0 over the Falcons. Philbeck later scored from third base on a single to right field by Gracen Bennett before Leaha Rushing, who had reached base on a single, scored from third base on a sacrifice fly to leftfield by Bri McAbee to make the Boiling Springs lead 7-0 over the Falcons. In their final game of the tournament Boiling Springs saw the same Volunteer High School team get redemption over the Bulldogs as the Falcons defeated the Bulldogs 7-0 in bracket play of the tournament. Boiling Springs will now return their focus to region play, after spring break, as they'll travel to Gaffney on April 12th for a key region matchup against the Indians. Comments are closed.
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