CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee softball team opened up region play with an impressive 8-1 victory over the Landrum in front of the home crowd on Tuesday night.
Chesnee got a strong start in the pitching circle from Kyndall Brill as she started the game off fast, sitting down the first seven batters she faced. Landrum put a dent in Brill's strong showing with three singles in the third inning with the last one being an RBI single by Sydney Price which gave the Cardinals an early 1-0 lead. The Eagles offense picked up their pitcher in the bottom of the third inning though as Claire Owens led off the inning with a double before Harley Grady drove her in with an RBI single, also heads up baserunning on the Cardinal's throw home got her to second base. The impressive base running move set Jada Sellars up to drive Grady in with a RBI single of her own to give the Eagles a 2-1 lead that they never relinquished. The fifth inning was a big inning for the Eagles that allowed them to put some breathing room into their lead as they scored five runs in the inning while keeping the Cardinals off the board. "It feels great to see our offense have a big inning," said Brill. "It helps me relax and know I only have to worry about making good pitches." After back-to-back walks by Landrum's Aaliyah Greene and Alaina Adams, along with a single by Sydney Price loaded the bases, Brill responded in the pitching circle for the Eagles with a strike out and a flyout to centerfield that saw Skylar Barrett make a great throw home that prevented the runners from trying to advance. Brill recorded the final out by fielding a groundball and flipping it to her catcher Ansley Blanton for the force out to end the top half of the inning. After a big half inning in the field, the Eagles had an even bigger half inning at the plate as the Eagles sent all nine batters to the plate and scoring five runs to blow the game open. Skylar Barrett led off the inning with a single and later stole second base before later scoring on Abby Fogle's RBI single. Loren Potter followed with a two run RBI double before Faith Wall hit a deep RBI triple. "After Kyndall did a good job in the top of the inning, we knew we needed to put up some runs in the bottom half of the inning," said Chesnee's Faith Wall. "It felt great to give her a big lead." Claire Owens finished off the big inning of runs for the Eagles with a RBI sacrifice fly to give the Eagles a 7-1 lead after five innings of play. Skylar Barrett added to the Eagles lead with a solo leadoff homerun in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Chesnee an 8-1 lead. "It felt great off of my bat," said Barrett. "It's always a good feeling when I can hit one over the fence and celebrate with my teammates." Brill pitched a complete game only allowing the one run and scattering eight hits while striking out seven. "I felt great tonight," said Brill. "I felt in control the entire game. We worked ahead in the count all game long and I'm looking forward to our next game." Claire Owens led the Eagles with three hits including two doubles and a RBI. Harley Grady, Skylar Barrett, and Ansley Blanton each had a pair of hits for the Eagles. Sydney Price led the Cardinals with three hits and an RBI, while Skylar Cornett added a pair of hits. The Eagles will return to action on Wednesday as they make the long trip to Liberty for a game that was originally scheduled for Friday, but predicted weather prompted the schedule change as first pitch is set for 6:00 PM. Comments are closed.
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