CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles softball team fell 5-3 in ten innings to Strom Thurmond in the second round of the 2A Upper State Championship tournament to end the Eagles season on Monday night.
The Eagles struck first in the bottom of the fifth inning as Emily Pruett drove in a run on a groundout to put Chesnee up 1-0 over the Rebels. The Rebels fired back with two runs in the top of the sixth inning when Lawsyn Lowe hit a two RBI double to give the Rebels a 2-1 lead. Maddie Handy delivered for the Eagles with a RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at 2-2. The Eagles got an excellent defensive play in the top of the eighth inning as Skylar Barrett made a beautiful throw from centerfield to nail a Rebel runner at third base as Natalie Morris put down the tag. Strom Thurmond struck again in the top of the ninth inning when Emmy Mckie hit a RBI groundout to give the Rebels a 3-2 lead. Jada Sellars responded for Chesnee with a RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game at 3-3. The Rebels scored the decisive runs of the game on Lauren Strock's RBI single and Halynn Smith RBI double to build a 5-3 lead over the Eagles that they couldn't overcome. The Eagles say goodbye to seniors Brandolin Bearfield, Emily Pruett, and Maddie Handy as well as assistant coach Billy Cash. All three seniors are proud of what Chesnee softball has meant to them and the impact it has had on their lives. "Chesnee softball means everything to me,” said senior Emily Pruett. “I came in as a transfer in my tenth grade year, and they took me in like family. It's family. We play as a team, and we will forever be a team. We are a family outside of school, because that is what we are." "Chesnee softball means a lot to me,” said senior Brandolin Bearfield. “They have always believed in me. They brought me up to start my career in seventh grade. I have played ever since. I want to thank Coach Stacey and Coach Fogle. I love this team." "Chesnee softball means the world to me,” said senior Maddie Handy. “Not just this team, but the community, the little league, the little girls that look up to us. It means every thing to me to be able to give back to the game that has given me so much." Comments are closed.
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