CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles downed the defending AAA state champions, Broome 5-3 in a matchup of county rivals on the same night the Eagles honored their seniors.
Prior to the game the Eagles honored seniors Brandolin Bearfield, Emily Pruett, and Maddie Handy. "It feels good to pick up this win on senior night as it was a celebration of our last year,” said senior Emily Pruett. “We came home with a win as a team tonight.". "This win feels really good,” said senior Brandolin Bearfield. “Last time we played them we lost and it feels really good to bounce back with a win." "I appreciate all the hard work and workman like attitudes these three have,” said Chesnee head softball coach Tripp Fogle. “They show up everyday and work hard and that sets the example for the other girls in our program. I'm so happy we got a win for them." Aubrey Aparis led off the bottom of the first inning with a slap hit single, but that was all for the Eagles got through the first two innings of play. Brandolin Bearfield and Claire Owens got the Chesnee offense fired up as they hit back to back singles to start the bottom of the third inning before Owens drove in Bearfield and later scored on a Skylar Barrett hustle infield single. Broome fired right back in the top of the fourth inning with three runs as Camryn Bennett started things off with a leadoff double. She was followed by back to back singles from Marrah Clippard and Daiton West as West's single drove in Bennett. Emily Anderson had the big blow of the inning with a two RBI single to make the score 3-2 in favor of the Centurions. Bearfield and Owens once again got the Eagles rolling in the bottom of the fourth inning as this time the pair hit back to back singles with two outs. Aparis drove in Bearfield with a RBI single and Owens later scored to give the Eagles the 4-3 lead. "It feels really good to have a big night as I have been out for a week and a half,” said Bearfield. “I came in today for an hour hitting, and got two hits." The Eagles tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth inning as Jada Sellars and Emily Pruett hit back to back singles to start the inning before Sellars later scored on Harley Grady's RBI groundout. The Eagles got a big game in the pitching circle from Maddie Handy as she struck out seven in a complete game win. "It feels great to get this win,” said Handy. “We were able to get some hits and scored some runs. My defense had my back tonight, and it feels good that I can trust them." While tonight was about honoring the three seniors who each had nice games, the Eagles also got a nice game from a pair of seventh graders. Claire Owens had a big night at the plate with two hits, two runs scored, and a RBI while Ansley Blanton had a terrific night defensively behind the plate as it was just the second varsity start, and their first home start for the young duo. "We have seen them play in middle school and they have come to our camps,” said Fogle. “It's a testament to our community for how much this whole thing means to everybody to see girls step in and get the job done." Chesnee will be back in action on Friday as they host Liberty with a 6:00 PM start time. Comments are closed.
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