The Boiling Springs Bulldogs softball team used a five run fifth inning to claim an 8-4 victory over Gaffney and to snap a three game losing streak.
"That was a big win and this team needed a big win," said Bulldogs head coach Randy Piazza. "Every game this team has played this year they have been in and had a chance. Every team in this region can play and that goes for Gaffney too but tonight it was our night." Boiling Springs grabbed the early lead in the bottom of the first inning on a wild pitch to Jaycie Osment that saw both Hailey Owens and AD Raines score to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead. Gaffney answered back in the top of the second inning as Abigail Price led off the inning with a single and scoring on the next at-bat when Peyton Yenchick tripled to give the Indians their first run of the game. Yenchick scored on a single by Maggie Byars to tie the game at 2-2 and Byars would give the Indians a 3-2 lead when she scored on single by Jaelyn Martin. The Bulldogs were able to tie the game in the bottom half of the second inning when Abby Threatt reached base on a walk and after advancing on a wild pitch scored on a single by Zoey Stewart. After a quick start to the game both teams were unable to get on the board again until the Bulldogs scored five runs in the fifth inning to grab the lead. The inning got started when Grace McKinney was hit by a pitch to put the leadoff batter on base for the Bulldogs. McKinney would score on the next at-bat when Breanna Stanley laid down a bunt and was able to advance to third base on an error that allowed McKinney to score and give the Bulldogs a 4-3 lead. After taking the lead Stanley was followed by AD Raines who reached on a walk and they would both score on a single by Olivia Hall to give the Bulldogs a 6-3 lead. Hall advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Abby Threatt before scoring on a single by Sammy Quintero and Quintero would score on the next at-bat by Hailey Owens to give the Bulldogs a 8-3 lead at the end of the fifth inning. Coach Piazza said that he was really proud of his team's mental approach in the game especially in the fifth inning. "We talked about adversity before the game and that's exactly what we were dealing with there after they took the lead in the second inning," said Coach Piazza. "Our girls kept it together though and tied the game but there in the fifth inning was probably the finest execution of any team I've ever had as they did exactly what we asked of them." The Bulldogs got a good outing from pitcher Olivia Hall as she battled the Indians hitters all night while pitching all seven innings and striking out six batters. "I feel this is a game that we can really build some momentum from for the rest of the season," said Coach Piazza. "We always tell them to celebrate the win but as soon as we leave it's time to focus on the next one." Boiling Springs will return to action on Tuesday night as they travel to Byrnes in a big region matchup for the Bulldogs. Comments are closed.
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