Ringgold’s offense, pitching heating up as October arrives

The Ringgold Lady Tigers needed just two-and-ahalf innings to rout visiting North Murray last Wednesday, 16-0.

Ringgold scored 10 runs in the first inning and followed it up with six runs in the second inning before polishing off the victory in the top half of the third.

Baileigh Pitts had two hits, including a triple. She drove in two runs and scored three times. Riley Nayadley was 3 for 3 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored and Jade

Gainer went 2 for 2 with a run scored and two RBIs.

Caroline Hemphill had two hits and scored once. Maddy Bacon had two hits, scored once and drove in a run. Zoey DeFoor had one hit, two RBIs and scored twice. Hannah Scott added a big two-run double, while

Amber Gainer, Riley Burdette, Taylor Layne and Riley Heard had one RBI each.

Alyissa Sue pitched the first two innings of the combined no-hitter, striking out four batters, while Bacon worked the final frame and fanned one batter in her one inning of work.

Ringgold 11, Murray County 0

Layne and Aubrey Lakin combined on a two-hit shutout as the sixth-ranked Lady Tigers needed just five innings to dispatch the visiting Lady Indians in Ringgold on Thursday.

Layne pitched the first three innings. She gave up one hit and three walks while striking out four batters. Lakin allowed just one hit and struck out one batter in her two innings of relief.

Ringgold had five doubles on the afternoon. Hemphill had one as part of a three-hit

night. She finished with four RBIs, while Jade Gainer also doubled as one of her three hits.

Nayadley had two hits, scored twice and drove in two runs. Sue went 2 for 3 with a pair of RBIs. Pitts had a double and one RBI. Ava Raby and Amber

Ridgeland 7, Southeast 5

The Lady Panthers jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings on Thursday, but had to hold on late to finish off the sweep.

Southeast came charging back to make it a one-run game after five complete innings. However, an RBI-double in the top of the

Gainer also had doubles, while Gainer scored three times. DeFoor knocked in one run, while Layne and Scott each had a single.

The Lady Tigers (15-8, 114) entered the week having won their last three games

seventh by the hot-hitting Barnes would give the Lady Panthers some extra breathing room.

Ridgeland finished with 12 hits on the afternoon. Beliveau had three hits, including two doubles, while driving in one run. Jenkins went 3 for 4 with an RBI, and Dickson had a single to go with her two-run triple in the

by a combined score of 431. They were scheduled to end the regular season on the road at eighth-ranked Rockmart on Monday. Due to newspaper deadlines, results were not available as of press time.

second inning. She finished with three RBIs.

Goldsmith pitched all seven innings. She allowed seven hits and a walk, but just one earned run and finished with three strikeouts.

Ridgeland (11-14, 6-9) will take on top-ranked Heritage in its final region series of the season this week.