Porters Chapel softball plows through Amite
Published 9:11 am Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Porters Chapel Academy’s fast start to the season carried over into its district schedule Tuesday.
Mallarie Ashley went 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs, and Shelby Barwick went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored as the Lady Eagles beat Amite School Center 6-2 in their District 5-AA opener.
PCA improved its record to 7-1 overall as it began a tough stretch of the schedule. Four of its first five district games are on the road, and it only has one home game in the next two weeks.
“We’re very happy to be 7-1, especially this early in the season,” PCA coach Amanda Yocum said. “We still have some areas of concern, but thus far we have for the most part been disciplined at the plate and made our routine outs. The key will be to continue to improve game by game and to stay focused and disciplined.”
Hannah Embry reached base three times for PCA and scored twice. Ashley knocked her in with with RBI singles in the first and fourth innings.
Ashley also had a two-run single in the third inning as she drove in four of the team’s six runs.
Embry took care of the pitching. The eighth-grader retired nine of the first 10 batters she faced and threw a complete game. Embry allowed four hits and one walk, and struck out seven.
Lawrence County 6, Warren Central 2
Sydney Pevey went 2-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored, and Lawrence County scored in each of the first five innings to beat Warren Central in a slow-pitch softball game.
Cocoa Fultz and Sarah Kate Smith had two hits apiece for Warren Central. Smith had an RBI single in the first inning, and another run scored on a double play as the Lady Vikes jumped out to a 2-0 lead.
After that, they couldn’t buy a run. They hit into three double plays and did not score again. Lawrence County only made one error. Pitcher Julianna Johnson didn’t walk a batter and struck out two.
“They had the best defense I’ve ever seen,” WC coach Dana McGivney said of Lawrence County. “I don’t know if they play that well all the time, but I was impressed. Every bullet we hit, they caught, and we were hitting the ball harder than we ever have. You can’t be upset with our kids, because they hit the ball hard and you can’t ask for more than that.”