CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles honored a trio of seniors and picked up a 15-4 win over the Woodruff Wolverines in front of a cheering home crowd on Wednesday night.
"It feels really good to pull out this big win on senior night," said senior Natalie Morris. "Everyone contributed, and played a role in our success and that is big for us as we prepare for the playoffs." "Everyone wants to win on their senior night but doing it with this team was something special," said senior Skylar Barrett. "I have been a part of five different senior nights during my time with this team. To finally have my own and see how much my teammates love and care for us has been amazing." Before the game, Chesnee honored seniors Natalie Morris, Harley Grady, and Skylar Barrett as each went on to have an impact in the game itself. Woodruff came out fast in the top of the first inning as Alexis Mock hit a leadoff triple, and she later scored on Kaitlynn Jackson's RBI single. Claire Owens and Harley Grady each reached on bunts, Owens with a slap bunt and Grady with the traditional bunt to give the Eagles two on to start the bottom of the first inning. Delani Wright and Natalie Morris each drew a two out walk to drive in the Eagle's first run. The Eagles then got back-to-back doubles by Jada Sellars and Abby Fogle with Sellars picking up three RBIs and Fogle picking up one of her own to give the Eagle's a 5-1 lead after one inning of play. Bella Rollins gave the Eagle's a shutdown inning in the top of the second inning to set up a big bottom half of the inning. In the bottom of the second inning the Eagles sent 14 batters to the plate and scored nine runs to make the score 14-1 after two innings of play. The highlight of the inning came just two batters in as senior Harley Grady ripped her first career home run over the left field wall to drive in a pair of runs. "It felt good," said senior Harley Grady. "It felt amazing to celebrate this with my teammates on senior night. This is a memory I'll never forget." Natalie Morris collected her second RBI of the game on her second bases loaded walk drawn in the game. The Eagles saw Jada Sellars, Abby Fogle, Claire Owens, Harley Grady, and Skylar Barrett each hit RBI singles with Owens picking up a second RBI on her hit. The Wolverines tried to claw back into the game as Kaitlynn Jackson hit a three run home run to cut the Eagles lead to 14-4 in the top of the third inning. The Eagles pushed the lead back to 11 in the bottom of the third inning as Jada Sellars drew a one out walk and later stole a pair of bases before scoring on Faith Wall's RBI double. During her time with Chesnee softball Skylar Barrett has played just about every position on the field, and she can now add shutdown reliever to her list of accomplishments as she threw two shutout frames to finish off the game for the Eagles. "I was very excited to get in the circle on senior night and keep them off the scoreboard," said Barrett. "After we got out to the big lead we really wanted to hold the lead to 10 runs or more." Barrett is also the first Eagle to finish her softball career with four region titles as the Eagles recently capped off their fourth consecutive region title on Tuesday night. Harley Grady and Skylar Barrett led the Eagles with three hits including Grady's two run homer. Jada Sellars led the Eagles with four RBIs while Harley Grady picked up three RBIs. Kaitlynn Jackson had a big night for the Wolverines as she picked up two hits and four RBIs including a three run home run while Alexis Mock also added a double and a triple for the Wolverines. The trio of Chesnee seniors are proud of the legacy and status of the program that they leave behind. "I'm going to miss my teammates," said Grady. "But I'm proud of the fact that this senior class could continue to build on to the foundation of success that was built before us." The Eagles felt like this was a good tune up for the AA playoffs that starts next week. "This win sets us up for success as any time you beat a good team like that it gives you momentum and confidence going forward." Morris said. The Eagles will be back in action tomorrow as they travel to Landrum to take on the Cardinals in the final game of the regular season as first pitch is set for 7:30 PM. Comments are closed.
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