The Chesnee softball team used a complete team effort to defeat the Lewisville Lions 11-0 in their final home game of the regular season as the Eagles prepare for the upcoming 2A softball playoffs.
"It was a good team win," said Chesnee's Paige Scruggs. "Everybody was hitting the ball and doing their job defensively. We did a good job of making adjustments when we needed to at the plate." In the top of the first inning the Lions got the first two batters on base but Ali Scruggs stranded them both of them on base as she struck out the final three batters of the inning. The Eagles exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the first inning as Shenandoah Bishop, Kyleigh Thompson, and Hannah Henderson each had a RBI single. The big hits came off the bats of Sam Carver and Paige Scruggs as Carver hit a double to bring home one run while Scruggs hit a single to bring home two more runs. Maddie Handy added another run on a wild pitch while Hannah Henderson and Paige Scruggs added two more runs as each hit RBI singles. The biggest hit of the night came off the bat of Emily Pruett as she slugged her first career varsity home run, a two run shot, to put the Eagles up 11-0 to end the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. "It was great and I did not see it coming," said Pruett. "I couldn't have done it without the support of my teammates and our work in practice." Pruett joined a long list of Eagles to hit a homerun this season and that lineup depth is a point of pride for the Eagles. "Our team as a whole can play," said Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle. "We are happy for Emily and that homerun surprised no one in that dugout. She has been great in practice and has been doing well in the cage. Her hard work paid off tonight." The Eagles for the second time in as many games had two pitchers combine to pitch a shutout as Ali Scruggs picked up the win while Maddie Handy came in and made sure to secure the shutout. "They hit their locations and were mixing pitches well," said Fogle. "Lewisville got some runners on but we didn't panic and kept getting outs when we needed to." Scruggs tossed three innings as she scattered four hits while striking out three batters as Handy pitched the final two innings where she struck out four batters while allowing only three hits. The Eagles will be back in action on Tuesday night as they travel to Lewisville for the regular season finale with a 7:00 PM first pitch. Comments are closed.
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