Prestonsburg, Ky. — The Softball Bulldogs beat Prestonsburg 17-0 and 19-0 on Tuesday and Thursday before headed to the Beach for Spring Break.
Ella Smith slides in safely against Prestonsburg.
Lawrence Co. 17 Prestonsburg 0 ( Tuesday )
The Bulldogs scored seven runs in the bottom of the first and ten runs in the second inning to mercy rule the Blackcats in three innings at Home.
Taylor Blevins pitched the first inning and struck out three and allowed one hit. Brinley Baisden went the final two innings, allowed two hits, struck out three and walked one.
8th Grader Brinley Baisden fires a pitch against Prestonsburg.
At the plate Blevins went 3-3 with two doubles and three runs batted in, Baisden had two hits including a double, drove in three runs and scored twice.
Aleaha Gillispie doubled twice, scored twice and knocked in two runs, Jada Patton tripled drove in one and scored twice, Ella Smith had one hit, three RBI’s and scored once, Emalynn Kitts had one hit, scored twice and drove in a run, Gracie Woods doubled had two runs batted in and scored twice, Lexi Crum had one hit and scored two runs, Braylee Triplett scored two runs, Leah Branham scored a run.
Lawrence Co. 19 Prestonsburg 0 ( Thursday )
The Bulldogs went on the road and beat the Blackcats in three innings.
Taylor Blevins is off to a great start at the plate and in the circle.
Taylor Blevins tossed three inning one hitter, struck out eight to get the win. At the plate she was 2-2 and cranked her first homer of the year, drove in two runs and scored twice.
Jada Patton had three hits including a triple, drove in four runs and scored twice, Addalyn Woods had three hits including two doubles, drove in two runs and scored twice, Lexi Crum had two hits, two RBI’s and scored twice.
Emalynn Kitts doubled and scored three runs, Brinley Baisden had one hit, scored twice and drove in two runs, Aleaha Gillispie singled and scored twice, Ella Smith singled, scored twice and had two runs batted in, Millie Sammons and Baleigh Blackburn scored a run each.
The Bulldogs ( 5-0 ) are headed to Myrtle Beach for their annual Spring Break trip at the Ripken Experience beginning on Monday morning at 11:15 against Chadron ( OH ). On Tuesday they will play Beaver Local ( OH ) at 3:45.
Bulldog Head Coach Sam Sparks
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… All of the girls have took ownership of our program. They know what it takes and nothing will be giving to them. We are fortunate to have what we have at Lawrence Co. from the new building to utilizing the turf facility. I tell our girls don’t take this for granted because it’s not like this is everywhere. They do take advantage of it and put in the hard work.”
“… Really looking forward to the Beach trip, it’s a great opportunity for our girls to bond and to play a bunch of softball. The competition is always good and we get to play teams we that we don’t know much about from other states that we wouldn’t normally get to play.”
