Ringgold takes down Rockmart
The Ringgold Lady Tigers foiled Rockmart’s seventh-inning comeback attempt and stung the Lady Jackets, 8-5, in a Region 6-AAA game last Monday afternoon at Hazel Brown Field.
Ringgold scored two runs in each of the first two innings and led 8-1 after five. Rockmart would string together some hits and take advantage of a pair of Lady Tiger errors to score four times in the top of the seventh. They had the tying run at the plate with two outs, but Ringgold was able to slam the door and pick up the victory.
Aubrey Lakin pitched the first five innings. She gave up just one hit and one walk and the run she allowed was unearned. Taylor Layne gave up one earned run on five hits and a walk in two innings of relief. She struck out one batter and recorded a save.
Layne, Baileigh Pitts and Riley Burdette each had two hits and two RBIs. Addi
Lady Mountaineers answer with three runs in the bottom
of the inning.
The Lady Warriors would tie the game in the top of the third as Long scored on a passed ball, but North Murray regained the lead as they pushed home a solo run in
the bottom half of the inning.
After leaving a runner at second base in the sixth, LFO got the first two runners on base in the seventh before a ground ball to third base turned into a 5-3 double play.
One more 5-3 putout ended the game.
Wilson and Heidi Johnson had the only other hits of the game for LFO (4-11, 3-7). Britni Newbille allowed three earned runs on seven hits in
three innings in the circle. She struck out two batters and walked just one.
Johnson pitched three scoreless innings of relief, striking out one and allowing just one hit.
Due to space limitations in today’s edition, results and details from LFO’s games in the SCORE International Invitational this past weekend in Chattanooga are on our website only.