After getting their tournament started a little late due to being rained out on Friday night the Boiling Springs softball team didn't let that slow them down as they won four straight games on Saturday including defeating Clover 5-4 in the championship game of the 2019 Crescent Softball Tournament to become the champions of the tournament for the third year in a row.
The Bulldogs got their day started before noon on Saturday as they defeated JL Mann 2-1 to make up the rained out game from Friday night. The first game was a pitching duel as Boiling Springs Olivia Hall outdueled the Patriots pitchers as she only gave up one run on two hits while striking out three batters. The Bulldogs got a big performance at the plate from Ragan Bristol as she drove home both runs for Boiling Springs in game one. The first run of the game was scored when Hailey Owens, who had reached base on a single, scored from second base when Bristol singled to centerfield and gave Boiling Springs a 1-0 lead. After the Patriots were able to tie the game in the bottom of the third inning the Bulldogs soon reclaimed the lead when Grace McKinney led off the fourth inning with a triple and then scored on a single to left field by Bristol to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead. In game two, Boiling Springs seventh grader Brianna Stanley gave the Bulldogs six strong innings from the circle and picked up her first career victory as the Bulldogs defeated Ninety-Six 7-6. The Bulldogs offense came to life in the second inning as they scored five runs and the biggest play of the inning came when Hailey Owens doubled to left field to score both Abby Threatt and AD Raines to give the Bulldogs a 5-1 lead. That wouldn't be the only clutch hit for Owens in the game though as Ninety-Six was able to tie the game in the top of the sixth but Owens got the game winning hit for Boiling Springs in the bottom of the sixth inning when she singled to left field scoring Raines and giving the Bulldogs the victory. With West Oak being the only thing standing in between the Bulldogs and a return trip to the championship game, Boiling Springs defeated the Warriors 6-2 in game three. The Bulldogs offense jumped on the Warriors early as they scored five runs in the first inning as the Bulldogs grabbed an early 2-0 lead when Grace McKinney tripled scoring both Zoey Stewart and Hailey Owens. McKinney would score on the next at-bat when Ragan Bristol hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield giving the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead. Sammy Quinterro and Katie Philbeck would both score before the inning was over as the Bulldogs held a 5-0 lead before the Warriors had even gotten a turn at the plate. Stanley picked up her second straight victory as she held the Warriors to two runs while striking out two batters. In the championship game, Boiling Springs got another pitching milestone as Hailey Owens picked up her first career win going five innings and only allowing two hits. The Bulldogs were trailing 4-3 entering the top of the seventh inning and with one out Ragan Bristol doubled to centerfield. Jacie Ross came on as a courtesy runner and later scored when Brianna Stanley grounded out to shortstop tying the game a 4-4. Katie Philbeck reached base on the next at-bat and would score the winning run when AD Raines singled to left field giving the Bulldogs a 5-4 lead and their third straight Crescent Softball Tournament championship. The Bulldogs got great pitching performances from all three pitchers on Saturday with Stanley and Owens both picking up their first victories on Saturday. They also got a great performance at the plate from Ragan Bristol who went seven of twelve on Saturday with four RBIs. Boiling Springs will return to action on Tuesday as they host Mauldin at 7:30 PM. Comments are closed.
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