After falling behind 5-1 early, the Boiling Springs softball team scored eighteen unanswered runs to defeat Laurens 19-5 in a non-region road matchup to extend their winning streak to four straight games on Wednesday night.
"It started out like a mess tonight but we settled down," said Bulldogs head coach Randy Piazza. "We got a good game from Bri Stanley as she had a tough start but she grew up a little bit on the mound tonight and she done a great job especially there at the end. We felt good even being down early because you know the type of bats that you have on the bench and when you have bats like that you know you always have a shot." After failing to score in the top of the first inning the Bulldogs fell behind 2-0 in the bottom half of the inning as Michaela Smith reached base before scoring on a double to right field by Carly Edwards to go up 1-0. The Raiders made it 2-0 when Edwards scored on a single to right centerfield by Taylor Hardin. Boiling Springs cut the lead in half in the top of the second inning when Kate Philbeck, who was celebrating her birthday, moved to third base on a double by Reese Smith before scoring on a single to left field off the bat of Katie Roberts to put the Raiders lead at 2-1. In the bottom of the second inning Laurens added three runs with two outs when Kauree Munyan hit a three run homer over the right centerfield wall brining home both Smith and Edwards to put the Raiders lead at 5-1 at the end of the second inning. The Bulldogs started their rally in the top of the third inning as Olivia Hall worked a walk to start the inning before moving to second base on a single to centerfield by catcher Ragan Bristol. With two runners on starting pitcher Bri Stanley helped her own cause when she hit a three run homer to left centerfield scoring both Hall and Bristol to put the Bulldogs within one run at 5-4. Hailey Owens followed Stanley with a double to left centerfield before moving to third base on a double to centerfield by Jaycie Osment. Owens evened the score when she scored from third base on a Laurens wild pitch to put the Bulldogs in a 5-5 tie when the third inning came to an end. The fourth inning saw the Bulldogs score seven runs as they batted through their lineup which began when Alexis McFalls singled to left field. Hall followed McFalls with a single down the right field line to put two runners on with no outs. With two runners on Ragan Bristol took a 2-2 pitch to straight centerfield that landed ten feet past the outfield wall giving the Bulldogs their first lead of the game at 8-5. Stanley followed Bristol by reaching base on a hit by pitch before Sammy Quinterro, pinch running for Stanley, raced home from first base off a double to left centerfield by Owens to put the Bulldogs lead at 9-5. Osment followed Owens with a double to centerfield to put runners at second and third base for Philbeck who then hit a double to right centerfield scoring both Osment and Owens to put the Bulldogs ahead 11-5. Philbeck made the Bulldogs lead 12-5 when she came home to score on a single to centerfield by Roberts, for her second RBI of the game. Stanley started the fifth inning for the Bulldogs reaching base on a walk before Quinterro, who was pinch running, stole second and third bases eventually giving the Bulldogs a 13-5 lead when she scored on a Laurens wild pitch. Boiling Springs batted through their lineup again in the sixth inning as Jacie Ross, who entered the game after an injury, started the sixth inning with a single to centerfield. She was followed to the plate by Sammy Quinterro who reached base on a bunt single down the third base line to put runners at first and third base, as Ross raced to third base on the bunt. Hall loaded the bases by working a walk before Ross pushed the Bulldogs lead to 14-5 when she scored on a Laurens wild pitch to Bristol. Quinterro made the lead 15-5 when she came around to score after Bristol reached base on a Laurens error. Bri McAbee, who was pinch running for Bristol, along with McFalls, who was pinch running for Stanley, along with Owens who had reached base on a fielder's choice had the bases loaded for Osment who hit a single that scored both McAbee and McFalls to push the Bulldogs lead to 17-5 with only one out in the inning. Philbeck followed Osment with a single of her own to bring home Owens before Osment made the lead 19-5 when she scored on a fielder's choice by Smith. Each of the the eleven Boiling Springs batters that came to the plate on Wednesday night came away with a hit as Jaycie Osment led all batters going four of five with three RBIs. Ragan Bristol and Bri Stanley joined Osment with three RBIs each of their own with both players picking up a homerun for the Bulldogs. Bri Stanley had a strong night from the pitching circle for the Bulldogs as she pitched all six innings and didn't allow a run after the second inning while striking out ten Laurens batters. "I was struggling there early and I just needed the confidence I got from the pitching outing tonight," said Stanley. "After those first two innings I was just ready to quit but after I got that homerun it seemed to get the team up which got me up and gave me confidence when I returned to the mound." Boiling Springs will now turn their focus to their road matchup against former region rival Byrnes on Thursday night. Piazza says his team has been looking forward to Thursday nights game and will be ready to play. "Tomorrow night is a big game and we're going to be ready for it," said Piazza. "The team has been excited all week and I didn't realize it was as big of a rivalry, like everyone keeps calling it, but I guess it is and we'll be there tomorrow night ready to play." Comments are closed.
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