Chesnee honored seven seniors on Wednesday night and it was only fitting that members of that senior group led them to the 1-0 win over Broome, the Eagles twentieth win of the season.
Chesnee recognized seven seniors on Wednesday night before the game as they honored Sam Carver, Shenandoah Bishop, Eva Vaca, Ali Scruggs, Paige Scruggs, Mattie Martin, and Callie Burns. "To get a win on senior night is a great feeling," said senior Callie Burns. "We had to play our best to get the win tonight as we played an excellent Broome team." The game featured a trio of excellent performances in the circle as Chesnee got a pair of excellent performances from a pair of seniors. Sam Carver pitched the first four scoreless innings striking out seven batters while only allowing one hit. Paige Scruggs followed Carver with three hitless frames as she struck out five Broome batters herself. "Those two compliment each other so well," said Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle. "They were in the dugout discussing the game plan and how they wanted to attack throughout the game. Sam got us off to the start we needed and Paige kept us going like we expected." Broome's Karley Green pitched a gem of her own as she struck out twelve over six innings of work. Chesnee got a trio of singles to start the bottom of the sixth inning as seniors Ali Scruggs, Sam Carver, and Shenandoah Bishop all reached base. With the bases loaded Ali Scruggs scored on a passed ball which turned out to be the game deciding run on Wednesday night. "It means a lot to me to pick up the win on senior night," said Ali Scruggs. "We have been looking forward to this game all season and we didn't want to lose on senior night." After a one out walk by Peyton Sullivan put a runner on base for Broome in the top of the seventh inning, Paige Scruggs was able to strike out the next batter. The final out fittingly ended up in the glove of another senior as Callie Burns made a beautiful running catch in foul territory to record the final out. "We had a lot of different emotions heading into the game but we were able to put that behind us," said Burns. "I'm just proud to be able to contribute defensively as we played well as a unit tonight." Ali Scruggs said that the defense was the key to the win for the Eagles on Wednesday night. "We knew we had to keep our defense strong all night as early on we were struggling at the plate," said Scruggs. "Later on when we started having success at the plate we still kept playing well defensively." Coach Fogle said that getting this win on senior night was an emotional one because of the foundation they have set for the program. "I told them before the game I appreciate everything they have done for our program," said Fogle. "It was an emotional night for all us as this group as been with me for my entire career. It's going to be difficult losing them but they are leaving behind a solid foundation." Chesnee will return to action on Friday night as they host Lewisville with a 7:00 PM scheduled first pitch. Comments are closed.
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