Thursday Roundup: Lady Bulldogs take care of business against HV, 13-3
Published 11:26 am Friday, April 25, 2025
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent Lady Bulldog Hannah Smith singles on a fly ball to right field.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent Senior center fielder Natalie Cline camps out under a fly ball for the out.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent Shortstop Hannah Smith watches a hard grounder into her glove.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent Dru Nickles hits a hard ground ball down the line at third for a base hit.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent Warriors left fielder Chloe Cochran quickly gets the ball back into the infield.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent With HV’s Miley Miller applying the tag, Hampton’s Hannah Smith looks up for the umpire’s call.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent HV’s Trinity Bowers camps out under a pop fly to record the out.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent The ball drops just in front of Hampton right fielder Dru Nickles.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent Warriors catcher Paige Collins comes out of the box to weigh her options.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent Warriors pitcher Drew Blevins took a tough-luck loss Thursday against Gatlinburg-Pittman, surrendering one earned run and recording 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 loss.
Ron Marvel/Star Correspondent Happy Valley’s Alex Moore sends a fly ball to right-center for a base hit.
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By Ron Marvel
Star Correspondent
Hampton softball coach Allison Riddle and her staff have the Hampton Bulldogs program heading in the right direction, and things are starting to come together for the young squad as they have a firm grip on second place in 2A-Region 1. The last thing they could afford to do was trip up against a Lady Warriors team that is starting to show improvement themselves. The Lady Bulldogs would put up 21 hits as they put another one in the win column.
Hadley Vines went 4-for-5 and knocked in five RBIs to lead the way for the Lady Bulldogs, as they used a five-run second inning to pull ahead and not look back. Hannah Smith also went 4-for-5, as did Briley Davis. Maleah Scalf chipped in a couple of base hits and added two RBIs to her team-leading 29, while Mallory Lamb picked up three base hits and two doubles.
On the mound, Davis threw six innings and surrendered three runs while picking up 10 strikeouts in the win.
For the Warriors, who picked up 11 base hits themselves, Natalie Cline, Alex Moore and Chloe Cochran each collected multiple hits. Trinity Bowers went the distance on the mound for the Lady Warriors.
Coach Riddle sees a lot of maturing in her squad.
“The team has grown leaps and bounds over the last year. The work they’ve put in has really shown. They have remained positive through the highs and lows. I couldn’t be prouder of this group of girls,” she said.
North Greene 9, Cloudland 7
Despite trailing by seven runs in the third inning, the Lady Highlanders nearly completed the comeback, bringing the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. Ultimately, 10 errors in the game for Cloudland were just too much to overcome. Jayla Harper and Khloe Johnson each collected two hits for the Highlanders.
Sullivan East 11, Unaka 7
Unaka could not hold onto an early lead as the Lady Patriots scored five runs in the sixth to take the lead. The Lady Rangers took the loss despite outhitting the Patriots 13 to 9. Mollie Buckles went 3-for-4 and picked up three RBIs in the loss, while Katelyn Dugger also collected three hits.
Devalyn Harter added two hits and two stolen bases.
Elizabethton 8, IAM Tri-Cities 2
The Lady Cyclones scored eight runs in the fourth inning to break open a scoreless game; the big hit came in the form of an Adrian Heading three-run home run. Sadie Williams, Lily McDuffie and Jozey Reece each added two hits.
The combination of McDuffie and Laci Gobble handled mound duties, giving up no earned runs and just three hits.
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Gatlinburg-Pittman 3, Happy Valley 0
Drew Blevins threw a complete game, giving up just one earned run and picking up 10 strikeouts, but it wasn’t enough as the Warriors could not get the base hit they needed in key moments. Carlos Lopez picked up two base hits for the Warriors.
University High 11, Cloudland 3
The Highlanders couldn’t keep pace with the Bucs Thursday night as UH jumped out early, scoring five runs in the first inning. Jacob Withee, Jacob Stinnett and Colin Davis each collected a base hit for Cloudland. Thomas Job threw all six innings for the Highlanders.
