RICHBURG, SC - Playing great in the middle innings has been making things come out good in the end for Lewisville.
The Lady Lions beat a good AA Chesnee team Wednesday night in a non-region contest 10-0 in five innings. Lewisville Coach Jerry Thomas said his team has sometimes struggled to put runs on the board in early and late innings, but has been blowing up in-between and that was the case Wednesday. They did get one run on the board in the first, with Sydney Rollins not only reaching base on an error, but getting all the way to third. Emerson Dickman knocked her in with a single to make it 1-0. Chesnee pitcher Emily Pruett was able to get a strikeout and a fly ball out to limit the damage. In the second, Lauren Owens got aboard via another error for Lewisville, but Pruett fielded a pair of infield popups to keep it a one-run game. Then those productive middle innings arrived for Lewisville. Rollins singled to lead off, stole second and then went for another steal. The throw to third was errant, ended up in left field and she came home. Saleena Rollins drew a free pass, stole second and scored on an Alyssa Rollings double. Jordyn Miller knocked her in with a base hit and it was 4-0 Lewisville. They made it 8-0 in the fourth and did all their damage with two outs. Lauren Owens drew a walk and scored on a Sydney Rollins double. Dickman followed with an RBI single, Saleena Rollins singled and then Alyssa Rollings smoked a double to the gap to get two more runs home. Chesnee mounted it only real scoring threat of the night in the top of the fifth, with Jada Sellars reaching on a bloop single and Skylar Barrett drawing a walk. Lewisville pitcher Sarah Owens struck out the next three batters swinging, though, to strand both runners. “When people do get on base, she does a good job of leaving them there,” Thomas said. The game ended on the 10-run mercy rule in the home half of the fifth when Sydney Rollins and Dickman delivered back-to-back two out RBI hits. Sarah Owens allowed only two hits and one walk while striking out 10 in five innings. Sydney Rollins led the offense with three hits, three runs scored and two RBI. “They’re a good team,” Thomas said of Chesnee. “But getting that run in the first was big for us. When we get a lead early we play with a lot of confidence.” Lewisville improved to 17-3 with the win and has won 15 straight games. Chesnee dropped to 12-7 with the loss. *Story courtesy of our friends at the News and Reporter in Chester, SC. Comments are closed.
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