BY KYLE LOVERN
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN
The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley shut out the Tolsia Lady Rebels, took down Huntington St. Joe and shut out East Ridge last week.
The Tolsia and East Ridge games took place at home, while the Huntington St. Joe game was on the road.
Below is a recap of the action:
Tug 13, Tolsia 0
The Lady Panthers shut out the Tolsia Lady Rebels 13-0 on Monday, April 7 at the TVHS field.
TVHS had a 6-0 lead after scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning and plating four more runs in the third frame. The Lady Panthers bolted by Tolsia with seven more runs in the fourth inning to pick up the mercy rule victory.
Bailee Hall was the winning pitcher for TVHS. She also helped her own cause with three hits (one a double) and scored three runs. The Lady Panthers of Coach Rocky Hall belted out 11 hits.
Hall had 11 strikeouts and only gave up one hit to Tolsia.
Emma Lackey, Paisley Bolyard and Megan Osborne all had three RBIs for the Lady Panthers. Lackey had two base hits and several other Panthers had hits in the win over their regional rival. Paisley Bolyard, Katie Hall, Makenna Osborne, Aleksah Osborne, Bryleigh Fletcher and Makale Bryant each had singles in the win.
K. Salmons took the pitching loss for Tolsia. The Lady Rebels committed six errors.
Tug Valley 6, St. Joe 3
The Tug Valley Lady Panthers (6-4) took down their second straight ranked team as they defeated the Class A No. 6 Huntington St. Joe Irish 6-3 in a road game played at the YMCA field.
Katie Hall and Paisley Bolyard led the way for TVHS with two hits each. One of Bolyards was a double. Both had two RBIs for the Panthers.
Bailee Hall and Caylee Steele also added hits.
Emma Lackey was the winning pitcher. She only gave up two hits and had 11 strikeouts.
K. Oxley was the losing pitcher for St. Joe. She also had 11 Ks but gave up six hits.
Tug Valley scored three runs in the first inning and added another run in the second to take an early lead. They added to their total in the top of the sixth frame with two more runs.
St. Joe scored a run in the fourth inning and scored two more in the bottom of the last frame for their three runs.
Tug Valley 8, East Ridge 0
The Tug Valley Lady Panthers continued their winning streak with an 8-0 victory over visiting East Ridge on Wednesday, April 9.
TVHS took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but took command with five runs in the fifth frame to go up 6-0. Coach Rocky Hall’s team tacked on insurance runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
Bailee Hall hurled a one-hitter while striking out 14 East Ridge batters.
Hall helped her own cause, belting a pair of doubles with two RBIs. Katie Hall and Emma Lackey both had two hits, with each cracking a double for TVHS.
Several other Lady Panthers had base hits in the win. The Lady Panthers had 11 hits in the victory.
K. Keene got the lone hit for the Lady Warriors. The losing pitcher in the circle for East Ridge was C. Stacy.
