CHESNEE, SC - Chesnee opened the District Two Preseason Softball Tournament with a pair of wins to put themselves in the driver’s seat for a potential spot in the championship game on Saturday.
”We are excited about winning the first two,” said Chesnee head softball coach Tripp Fogle. “We talked yesterday about just playing hard and smart and we did that." Chesnee got a pair of excellent pitching performances from Maddie Handy and Emily Pruett. Handy surrendered only one hit in the Eagles 4-2 win over the Woodruff Wolverines. She allowed two runs and struck out five in just over three innings of work before the time limit was reached. "It felt good to pick a win over a good Woodruff team," said Maddie Handy about picking up the first win of the season. Pruett also surrendered only one hit on the Eagles 9-0 win over the High Point Grizzlies. Pruett also had three strikeouts over three innings before the time limit was reached. "It's always good to get off to a strong start, but this was a complete team effort," said Emily Pruett when asked about her performance. In game one, Woodruff put Chesnee in a unique position after Kaitlyn Jackson drove in a run on a sacrifice ground ball as the Eagles batted in their park in the top of the second inning trailing 1-0. Jada Sellars quickly helped the Eagles respond as the eighth grader hit a triple in her first varsity at bat. She later scored to tie the game on Emily Pruett's RBI single. Skylar Barrett gave the Eagles the lead with a two out RBI double that plated Pruett. Woodruff's Julie Sinclair drew a one out walk in the bottom half of the inning and later scored on an error to tie the game at two. After the Eagles loaded the bases in the top of the third inning, Emily Pruett picked up her second RBI with a sacrifice groundout to give the Eagles the lead. Emma Fogle doubled the lead with a RBI single just one batter later. The Eagles’ bats got hotter as the day went on as evidenced by the 9-0 win over High Point that saw the Eagles score four runs in the top of the first inning. Kyleigh Thompson hit a RBI single to give the Eagles the lead and once again Jada Sellars had a big hit this time a two RBI single. Emma Fogle also continued her strong day with a RBI double. The Eagles tacked on a run in the top of the second when Aubrey Aparis drew a lead off walk and used her speed and a Skylar Barrett sacrifice to work herself to third base. Aparis later scored on a Hannah Henderson RBI Sac fly. Henderson picked up her second RBI after drawing a bases loaded walk in the top of the fourth and later scored when Maddie Handy hit a three RBI triple as the final batter of the game due to the time limit. Jada Sellars had a big night in her first varsity action as she went 3-5 with a triple and three RBIs. Emma Fogle had a strong start to her senior season going 2-4 with pair of RBIs and a double. In the night cap, High Point defeated Woodruff 6-2. A big first inning sparked by Kourtney Caraway's two RBI triple helped the Grizzlies pick up the win. Tomorrow will see another full day of action as at 9:00am Boiling Springs will host Woodruff at Boiling Springs High School and High Point will play Chapman at Blalock Road while at 9:30am Chesnee will host Ninety-Six. The consolation round is set to be played at 12:00pm and the Championship is set for 2:00pm. Comments are closed.
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