The Lady Trojans are stopped 3-2 at Scotland County in a game as close as the final score. The Scots push across 2 runs to take the lead in the 6th inning to stop the #2 seeded Trojans in their play-off bid, ending their season at 18-7.
The Trojans score first, packaging Nadia Jeffries and Morgan Barbour singles in the first. Starting pitcher Christie Wright drives in Barbour for a 1-0 lead. Scotland answers with a run in the bottom of the first and the two teams play scoreless ball for the next three innings. In the Trojan fifth, they push across a run with "Scottie" Powell picking up her 4th hit of the play-offs and steal second. Jeffries sacrifices her to third and Barbour drives her in with a double to right and a 2-1 lead for the Lady Trojans. The Scots (20-4) are able to stop a string of 16 consecutive batters retired by Wright in their half of the sixth with a walk, followed by a wild pitch to put their runner on 2nd. An RBI single scores the tying run and an infield groundout sends the runner home with a very close play at the plate for the winning run. Junior Christie Wright takes the loss despite a stellar 3-hitter.
| R | H | E | ||
| GAR | 1000100 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| SCO | 100002X | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Garner Hitters: Jeffries 3-4, Barbour 3-4, Beach 1-3, Wright 1-4, Carroll 2-3, Powell 1-3
The Trojans are eternally grateful to the Class of 2008 for their service to GMHS. Though they did not reach their ultimate goal, these terrific young ladies have represented us very proudly and we look forward to following their college careers. We wish them the very best:
Alisha Gillespie
Paige Waggy
Morgan Barbour
Amanda Beach
Cecily Parrott
Jessie Warner
Season ending stats:
Christie Wright final pitching stats: 131 Ks, 14-6,ERA 0.97
Cecily Parrot final pitching stats: 39 Ks, 4-1, ERA 1.45
Top Hitters:
Morgan Barbour .512 with 34 RBIs and 9 HRs
Christie Wright .475 with 32 RBIs and 3HRs
Amanda Beach .390 with 31 RBIs and 2HRs
Nadia Jeffries .378 with 10 RBIs
Mary Scott Powell .364 with 5 RBIs
Kimmie Stewart .325 with 22 RBIs and 2HRs
Cecily Parrott .322 with 14 RBIs
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