Ridgeland wins three straight from Southeast
The Ridgeland Lady Panthers got a solid pitching performance from Brianna Goldsmith in Game 1 and got a walk-off single by Dasia Watkins in Game 2 as they swept a doubleheader from visiting Southeast Whitfield last Wednesday. Ridgeland would go on to complete the sweep one night later in Dalton.
Ridgeland 3, Southeast 0
Goldsmith pitched a threehitter in the opener, walking just one batter and striking out eight. She also helped herself with two hits at the plate.
Maggie Dickson also collected two hits. Marianne Beliveau had a double, while Makayla Cope, Carlin Scott and Anna Jenkins all had singles.
Ridgeland scored two runs in the bottom of the first, one on an error and one on a sacrifice fly by Beliveau. Elly Barnes picked up an Rbi-single in the fifth to account for the final run of game.
Southeast 4
The Lady Panthers trailed 4-1 going into the bottom of the sixth inning of the nightcap, but rallied to tie the score.
Dickson and Beliveau had back-to-back RBI doubles. Then, following a walk and a fielder’s choice, Barnes came through with a two-out, RBIsingle to tie the game, 4-4.
The Lady Raiders tried to take the lead in the top of the seventh, but a two-out triple was all for naught as Scott fielded the ball in right, fired a throw to Watkins, who in turn threw home to catcher Maddie O’toole, who tagged out the runner trying to stretch it into an inside-the-park homer.
Then in the bottom of the seventh, Jenkins led off with a single and Jenna Morgan drew a walk. A fielder’s choice forced Jenkins out at third, but Morgan moved to second on the play. Watkins then