Heritage starts in 1-0 in Region 6-AAAA play

A long week for the Heritage Generals ended with four wins and two losses as the No. 1-ranked team in Class 4A by Score Atlanta went 1-1 to begin last week before going 3-1 at the Dalton Lady Cat Classic over the weekend.

Ringgold 4, Heritage 2

The Generals surrendered three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as they dropped a road decision to their county rivals last Monday. Bailey Davis doubled for Heritage, while one of the Generals’ runs came on a solo homer by Carmen Gayler. Riley Kokinda was 1-for-3 and accounted for the other RBI for Heritage.

Rachel Gibson struck out seven in six innings, but was saddled with the loss as she gave up four earned runs on seven hits and a walk.

Heritage 13, Pickens 2

The Generals rebounded a day later by erupting for 10 runs in the top of the first before going on to a five-inning decision in the Region 6-AAAA opener last Tuesday in Jasper.

Gayler and Davis had big days for Heritage. Both had a double and a triple. Davis finished with four RBIS, while Gayler knocked in three runs.

Bailey Christol was 3-for-3 with a double, three runs scored and an RBI. Kokinda went 2-for-3, scored twice and drove in one run, while Gibson picked up an RBI. Gibson also got the win in the circle. She allowed two earned runs on two hits and two walks over five innings with 10 strikeouts.

Heritage 7, Forsyth Central 0

Friday afternoon’s opener saw Gibson give up just one hit and one walk and finish with 16 strikeouts in six innings of work. She also helped herself with a double and an RBI at the plate.

Christol, Gayler, Zoe Wright and Lexi Duckett all had two hits each. Gayler had a double and drove in two runs. Wright tripled and knocked in one run, while one of Duckett’s hits was a double. Kokinda also chipped in with a pair of RBIS.

Heritage 9, Cedartown 6

The Generals got three runs during the international tiebreaker in the top of the seventh inning before holding the Lady Bulldogs scoreless in the bottom of the inning to pick up the victory. Gayler had two hits, a double and a homerun, as she finished with two

Scott Herpst Heritage’s Carmen Gayler takes a cut as first base coach Megan Crawford looks on. Gayler and the Generals went 3-1 in Dalton over the weekend and began the new week with a 5-2 overall record.