The Chesnee softball team got a stellar performance from their seniors on both sides of the diamond to defeat Landrum 10-0 in five innings to bring the Eagles one step closer to claiming the Region II-2A championship.
"We wanted this one," said Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle. "We knew Landrum would be a tough opponent and we got a couple of things that went our way early. Sam (Carver) was dealing in the circle and that allowed us to come away with the win." Senior Sam Carver took care of things in the circle as she pitched a complete game shutout scattering two hits while striking out five. She retired twelve of the final thirteen batters faced. "They only got one hard hit off of her as she had good command of pitches and Hannah (Henderson) did a good job calling the game," said Fogle. "Hannah and Sam were on the same page and that allowed them to control the game." As strong as Carver was pitching on Tuesday night the Eagles also took care of things at the plate as ten different Eagles reached base. "It feels great to work as a team where everybody can contribute and help us earn the win," said Chesnee's Mattie Martin. The Eagles got three runs in the bottom of the first inning as Ali Scruggs and Shenandoah Bishop each hit RBI doubles while Maddie Handy added another run driving in a run on a sacrifice fly to centerfield. Paige Scruggs added her second run of the game when she hit a solo homerun that went off the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning, as the home run was her eighth of the season which ties her with Ashley Westbrooks for the single season record. "It feels great," said Scruggs about tying the record. "We have worked a lot as a team on hitting the ball hard. Everybody was making adjustments mid at-bat and we have been working on that all year" Ali Scruggs drove in her second run of the game on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning give Chesnee a 5-0 lead. Chesnee plated five more runs in the fifth inning to bring the game to an end as they finished with thirteen hits, a walk, and two hit-by-pitches. Maddie Handy and Shenandoah Bishop led off the inning with back to back doubles as Bishop collected a RBI when Handy came around to score.. Kyleigh Thompson and Ali Scruggs each added RBI singles as well. Mattie Martin came away with the biggest hit of the inning as she hit a two-run homer. "To hit a homer in a big game like that was incredible," said Martin. "I was patient, kept my hands back and was able to drive the ball out of the park." The Eagles will be back in action on Thursday night as they travel to Landrum for a 7:00 PM scheduled first pitch where a win would earn the Eagles the region championship. Comments are closed.
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