Staff Reports
CENTRE – Emma Hill went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs. She also earned the win in the circle after working five innings and allowing an earned run on six hits with a walk and 11 strikeouts in the Cherokee County Lady Warriors’ 7-2 softball win over Sand Rock in the Cherokee County Tournament on Thursday.
Cherokee County advances to Friday’s winners bracket game and will battle Cedar Bluff at 5:30 p.m.
Kaylee Lewis doubled and scored a run for the Lady Warriors (4-6). Emma Eberhart added a hit, a run, and two RBIs. Sofie Dawson delivered a hit, a walk, and a run. Izzy Patterson contributed a hit, a run, and a RBI. Brooklynn Bruce had a hit and scored a run. Kar’leigh Bowman had a hit and walked.
Taylyn Warren and Macy Martin both went 2-for-3 with a run apiece for Sand Rock (6-3). Martin also drove in a run. Aubie Camp and Molly Grace Lay both finished with a hit.
Emma Sipsy suffered the loss to Sand Rock. She worked four innings and allowed five earned runs on eight hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Sand Rock 8, Gaylesville 6
CENTRE – Alyvia McMichen went 2-for-3 with a double, a run, and a RBI to help the Sand Rock Lady Wildcats outlast Gaylesville 8-6 in the Cherokee County Softball Tournament opener on Thursday.
Camp also had a pair of hits for Sand Rock, along with two runs and a RBI. Warren delivered two hits and two RBIs.
Peek doubled and drove in a run. Martin doubled and scored a run. Raven Todd drove in a run. Lay and Ashlyn McMichen both scored a run.
Martin managed the win in the circle. She tossed 3 1/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on four hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Sipsy worked 2/3 of an inning.
Aubree Colbert collected a double, a run, and two RBIs for the Lady Trojans (2-3). MaKenlee Young contributed a hit, a run, and a RBI. Adalyn Lusk had a hit and a RBI. Brooklyn Mitchell managed a hit.
Lydia Reynolds scored twice. Charlee Sentell and Kya Green both scored a run.
Reynolds suffered the loss after working 3 1/3 innings. She gave up an earned run on eight hits with no walks and five strikeouts.
Gaylesville will face Spring Garden in losers bracket action on Friday at 4 p.m. Sand Rock will take on the winner at 7 p.m.
Cedar Bluff 11, Spring Garden 6
CENTRE – A 7-run top of the second inning helped lead the Cedar Bluff Lady Tigers past Spring Garden 11-6 in the Cherokee County Softball Tournament on Thursday.
Piper Cromer led the Lady Tigers (4-5) by going 3-for-3 with a double at the plate. Cromer and Kyriah Vadon both drove in a pair of runs.
Kylie Vadon, CeCe Davis, Tylee Bradford, and Paityn Walker each collected multiple hits for the Lady Tigers. One of Walker’s hits was a triple in the second. She also stole two bases. Kyriah Vadon drove in a pair of runs.
Kyriah Vadon also tossed three innings in the circle. She gave up five earned runs on eight hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Emma Blanks pitched an inning of scoreless ball, allowing just a walk with a strikeout.
Kendall Birchfield started in the circle for Spring Garden (0-2). She allowed eight runs on 11 hits with two walks and no strikeouts.
Lleyton Carroll, Paisely Woodall, and Maya Jennings each had a pair of hits for the Lady Panthers. Carroll also drove in a pair of runs.
Cedar Bluff advances to Friday’s winners bracket and will face Cherokee County on Friday at 5:30 p.m. Spring Garden drops to the losers bracket and will take on Gaylesville on Friday at 4 p.m.
