Louisa, Ky. — The Lawrence Co. softball team improved to 18-7 on the season after a 12-0 victory over Lewis Co. Saturday afternoon.
Pink out/ Mothers Day Special!
Taylor Blevins earned the victory with five innings of work, allowed two hits and struck out three Lions.
Taylor Blevins allowed six hits in the last three games.
Emalynn Kitts went 3-3 with a double, drove in two runs and scored three times.
Jada Patton had two hits including a double, two runs batted in and scored twice, Brinley Baisden doubled and drove in three runs, Bree Jones tripled, had two RBI’s and scored two runs.
Addalyn Woods scored two runs, Gracie Preece singled, drove in a run and scored twice, Abby Maynard singled and scored a run, Ella Smith had one run batted in and scored a run, Aleaha Gillispie singled and drove in a run.
Lawrence Co. 20 Betsy Layne 0
The Bulldogs scored 18 runs in the top of the first inning and cruised to the three inning victory on Friday and will be the #1 seed in the upcoming 58th District Tournament.
Taylor Blevins earned the win with two innings of work, allowed one hit and struck out six Bobcats, offensively she singled and drove in a run. Freshman Aleaha Gillispie pitched a perfect third inning with two strikeouts and also hit her first ever varsity home run.
Addalyn Woods and Alesha Gillispie homered against Betsy Layne.
Addalyn Woods went 2-2 with a double and her second homer of the season, four runs batted in and scored two runs.
Jada Patton was 2-2 with two runs batted in and two runs scored, Millie Sammons singled twice, Ella Smith singled, drove in three runs and scored once. Bree Jones had two RBI’s and three runs scored, Gracie Preece singled, had one RBI and scored two runs, Brinley Baisden singled and scored twice, Lexi Crum scored two runs and had one RBI, Abby Maynard and Addison Bowen had one RBI apiece, Emalynn Kitts, and Braylee Triplett scored two runs each.
Lawrence Co. 11 Floyd Central 1
The Dawgs scored 8 runs in the top of the fourth inning and cruised to the road victory on Thursday and moved to 5-0 in 58th District action.
Taylor Blevins earned the victory going six innings, allowed three hits, one run and struck out eight Jags.
Emalynn Kitts has been on fire all season for the Dawgs.
Emalynn Kitts had three hits including a triple, three runs batted in and scored two runs, Aleaha Gillispie singled twice and scored two runs, Ella Smith and Addalyn Woods had two hits, one run scored and one RBI each, Leah Branham singled, drove in three runs and scored a run, Jada Patton doubled and drove in three runs, Abby Maynard and Brinley Baisden doubled and scored a run, Gracie Preece singled and scored two runs.
Lawrence Co. will close out the regular season with three road games beginning with Letcher Central ( 18-12 ) on Monday, Shelby Valley ( 11-16 ) on Tuesday and Pikeville ( 10-17 ) on Friday.
Jada Patton with the strong throw from shortstop to nab the Lewis Co. hitter.
Bulldog Head Coach Sam Sparks
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… We had a good week going 4-1 this week and really should have went undefeated. I like where our bats are at this point in the season. This week we went against good pitching and subpar pitching and I thought we handled it the right way all week.”
“… Addalyn Woods catching against Lewis Co. gives us another option. We are a different team when she is back there even though we had to move a few people around. It does put Bree ( Jones ) back in her natural spot in centerfield.”
“… We have battled some injuries this year with Woods and Jones. But kinda been a blessing now because we have had to move people around and play in different positions throughout the year. We know when it gets into the postseason you can’t give up extra bases and we know with Woods back there she gives us an advantage and that’s not a knock on anyone.”
“… This weekend is obviously a big deal for all of us and anything that we can do to say thanks and acknowledge the important women in their lives that have given them the opportunity to play. Coaches and sportswriters are the same way that have had mothers that have propped us up it is good to have a day that we can say we appreciate everything that you have done. I thought today went really well.”
