BOILING SPRINGS, SC - After struggling to find a victory in their last couple of games, the Boiling Springs softball team was finally able to change their momentum by picking a 4-0 win over Landrum on Friday night.
"When you go through games like we have the last week and you have one or two things during those games that could have changed the outcome, it's good to get a game like this where things go your way," said Bulldogs head coach Randy Piazza. "We needed something to get our spirits back up after the last few games and we got that tonight. I'm proud of the effort the girls gave us tonight." After both teams went scoreless over the first three innings, the Bulldogs got the first score of the game when Bulldogs first baseman Bri Stanley hit a towering homerun down the leftfield line to put Boiling Springs ahead 1-0 to start the bottom of the fourth inning. Second baseman Jacie Ross followed Stanley with a double to centerfield before coming around to score on a bunt by leftfielder Sarah Ezell that resulted in a Landrum error to take a 2-0 lead over the Cardinals. Boiling Springs added to their lead in the top of the fifth inning as right fielder Emma Wilkins worked a six-pitch walk before moving to second base on a wild pitch. Wilkins advanced to third base on a sacrifice groundout by shortstop AD Raines before making the score 3-0 on a long sacrifice fly to centerfield by third baseman Kate Philbeck. Sayde Parris followed Philbeck with a big double to the base of the left field wall before Bri McAbee, who was running for Parris, scored on a single to right field by Jacie Ross to give Boiling Springs a 4-0 lead over the Cardinals. "Our girls done a good job of making adjustments about halfway through the game and it really paid off at the plate," said Piazza. Boiling Springs got a strong start from pitcher Hayden O'Neal who went four and a third innings not allowing a run while striking out three batters and only allowing four hits by the Cardinals. She also picked up the win for the Bulldogs snapping a three-game losing streak for the Bulldogs O'Neal was relieved in the fifth inning by Bri Stanley who came on to pick up the save as she struck out seven of the eight batters she faced. "Hayden done exactly what her job was tonight and did a great job of that," said Piazza. "There in the fifth I just felt like we needed to make a change and Bri done her job as well. Between the two of them we got ten strikeouts and came away with a shutout victory." Boiling Springs will look to keep their momentum going as they face Fort Mill on Tuesday in another region matchup that starts a busy week for the Bulldogs, including senior night on Thursday against Mauldin. Piazza said that senior night is always a tough night for him because of the connection built with the seniors over the years. "We needed a change in our energy heading towards next week and I think we got that tonight," said Piazza. "The most emotional time of the year for me is senior night because those kids were just babies when they started playing for our program and I think the world of them. I want it to be a special night for the seniors and I hope that everyone in the dugout gives the effort those seniors deserve for what they have done for this program." Comments are closed.
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