CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles downed the Saluda Tigers 10-0 to advance to the winner's bracket of the AA District I playoffs on Wednesday night.
"Very excited about how well we hit the ball tonight," said Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle. "Last few games it seemed like we were pressing a bit and I'm very pleased with how we played tonight." The Eagles received contributions from up and down the lineup while also getting a dandy from Handy in the pitching circle. "This is what you want," said Fogle. "This is a great team win. Maddie pitched great, but I can't think of a one person who single handily won the game. This was a team effort and a team win. We had great at bats and I'm extremely proud of how we hit the ball." Maddie Handy allowed two hits while only walking one in a five-inning complete game. She finished the game with eight strikeouts including the final three batters she faced as Handy and catcher Ansley Blanton did a good job of keeping the Tiger batters off balance all night. "I was spinning the ball great," said Handy. "We had a lot of momentum in the dugout. I'm so proud of everybody" Handy along with her teammates made sure she had plenty of run support. "We came out and hit the ball well," said Handy. "It feels great to know my teammates will have my back at the plate and produce the runs we need." Handy reached on an error in the top of the first inning and later scored on an RBI single by Jada Sellars to give the Eagles an early 1-0 lead. After Handy and Emily Pruett both reached base to start the bottom of the third inning, a pair of two RBI doubles by Natalie Morris and Olivia Tolleson busted the game open as the Eagles built a 5-0 lead. The Eagles once again got rolling in the fifth inning as Harley Grady led off with a walk and a stolen base before later scoring on Claire Owens' RBI double, it was Owens third hit of the game. Owens later scored on an error after Aubrey Aparis beat out an infield hit. Handy, Pruett, Sellars, and Morris each followed with singles, with Pruett, Sellars, and Morris driving in runs. "It feels really good," said Aparis. "We all know we have the potential to do well at the plate. It's just putting forth the effort and the work, now we are ready for Friday." Handy and Owens each finished with three hits as Morris, Sellars, and Grady each finished with a pair of hits of their own. The Eagles will return to action on Friday night when they play Fox Creek at 6:00 PM as the Predators defeated Columbia 18-2 on Wednesday night. Comments are closed.
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