Lady Rangers drop pair of games at Myrtle Beach tourney
Published 8:41 am Friday, April 19, 2019
With Spring Break going on for county schools, the Unaka Lady Rangers decided a little trip to the beach and playing some softball would be the perfect way to enjoy a few days off.
Things didn’t get off to a good start, however, on the softball diamond as the Lady Rangers ran into Brecksville-Broadview Heights, OH in their first game of the Myrtle Beach tournament and dropped a 13-3 final.
Brecksville plated two runs in the first, one in the second and third inning, and five runs in the fourth to take a commanding 9-2 lead at the end of the fourth inning and never looked back.
Unaka was held to only four hits in the contest as Alana Parsons, Erika Potter, Lilie Kiser, and Sarah Elliott accounted for the Lady Rangers offensive output.
Sadie Shoun and Kailey Wilson took care of business in the pitching circle for Unaka as Shoun pitched four innings issuing nine runs on 12 hits while striking out one.
Wilson finished up the game allowing four runs on seven hits.
Thursday
Bamberg, SC…..7
Unaka…………….6
The Lady Rangers played their hearts out in Thursday’s game against Bamberg-Ehrhardt, SC only to come up on the short end of a 7-6 score.
With the game tied at six runs each in the bottom of the sixth when Bamberg got the game-winning hit.
Unaka had a good day at the plate collecting eight hits in the contest.
Alana Parsons and Erika Potter had a solid game with the bat as each Lady Ranger collected two hits in three plate appearances.
Potter collected a double while Parsons swatted a home run.
Madison Pierce, Lilie Kiser, Kendall Bare, and Kiki Forney accounted for one hit each in the game.