On Wednesday night the Boiling Springs softball team entered the 5A playoffs as a four seed and one week later the Bulldogs will have to be beaten twice this coming Wednesday not to advance to the next round of the playoffs after the Bulldogs grabbed a 6-4 win over Mauldin on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs game Saturday was a winner's bracket game because the Bulldogs were able to defeat number one seed Woodmont 2-0 on Wednesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs didn't waste time getting on the board on Saturday afternoon as they scored four runs in the top of the first putting Mauldin in a bad spot early. Boiling Springs' Grace McKinney gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead when she scored from third base on a delayed squeeze bunt by Olivia Hall. Emily Hall, who had reached on a single, would be the next Bulldog to score in the first when she came scored on a single by Natalie Hazzard to put the Boiling Springs lead at 2-0. Hazzard was followed by Tori Beland who tripled to left field bringing home Ragan Bristol and Hazzard to give Boiling Springs a 4-0 lead after the first inning. The Boiling Springs offense got off to a hot start but so did their defense as Bulldogs' pitcher only allowed two hits through the first five innings. The Bulldogs also got a great play by right fielder Abbie Threatt in the first inning when she threw out a Mauldin baserunner at first base on a fast ground ball to right field. The Bulldogs offense continued to add to their lead in the third inning after Emily Hill tripled and then scored on a Mauldin error to make the Boiling Springs lead 5-0 after the third inning. Boiling Springs extended their lead in the fourth inning when Abbie Threatt scored on a Grace McKinney sacrifice fly to right field giving the Bulldogs a 6-0 lead after four innings. Mauldin was able to score a run in the bottom of the sixth inning and three more in the bottom of the seventh inning but it wasn't enough to catch the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon. With the victory Boiling Springs awaits the winner of the Clover and Mauldin game on Monday night and will host the game on Wednesday night knowing either team will have to defeat them twice to advance. "We told the girls at the start of the playoffs that this was a new season and they've done everything we've asked them to do," said Bulldogs head coach Randy Piazza. "We came out here ready to play early and I'm just really proud of this team." Comments are closed.
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