WEB CAST.
The Varsity softball team was playing their first road game of the season on Tuesday night as they traveled to Clayton High School for a make-up game with the Comets. The game was originally scheduled to be played last Friday, however, rain washed away the softball game and the game was replayed on Tuesday with Garner winning 8-4.
After a great start by both pitchers, Garner got on the board first in the second inning off a couple of Comet errors. Maddy Stewart was once again the catalyst for the Garner offense as she reached on a error by the Comet first basemen, that was followed by a error by the Comet third basemen and after a third error of the inning, Garner plated two runs and had a early 2-0 lead after two.
The Garner lead grew to five after the top of the fourth as with one out, Kasey Hamrick reached on the fourth Clayton error of the night, two batters later, Maddy Stewart walked to load the bases for Halie Warner who got a RBI the hard way as she was hit by the pitch and allowed a run to score. Christian Gower, the Garner pitcher, came to the plate and helped her own cause as she laced a two run single to left to make it 5-0 Garner.
Clayton came back with a couple of runs in the fourth and fifth to make it a 5-3 ball game, but then again in the seventh, Garner came right back and answered the call.
Kimmie Stewart reached base with one out in the seventh that was followed by a Ashley Carroll single and another miscue by the Comet outfield allowed Stewart to score. That started the chain of events rolling again for the Lady Trojans who plated two more runs in the top of the seventh on two more Comet errors and going to bottom of the last inning it was 8-3 Garner.
Clayton added a run in the seventh as they loaded the bases with just one out, and after a RBI single by the Comet catcher, Nella Chamble, the Trojan pitcher, Christian Gower settled down and got the next two hitters to retire the Comets and give Garner a 8-4 win.
Garner (3-0, 3-0) will be back in action on Friday night when they travel to SSS for a 7:00 first pitch. There will NOT be a JV game as SSS does not have a JV team.
Winning Pitcher: Christina Gower - 7 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Losing Pitcher: Nicole Bond - 7 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 HB, 8 K
LINE SCORE
GAR 8 5 2
CLY 4 8 9
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