CLARKTON – Rylee Chadwick struck out 13 batters Thursday as she pitched Bladenboro to an 11-6 Bladen Five Middle School Conference softball victory over Clarkton School of Discovery.
The Lady Bulldogs grabbed the early lead with 6 runs in the first inning. Lainey Autry walked, but was forced out by Chadwick. Savannah Turbeville smacked a single that plated Chadwick, and Hannah Pait was hit by a pitch.
Taylor West reached base on a fielder’s choice that retired Turbeville. Catcher McKenzie Singletary walked, and Lauren Pait was hit by a pitch that forced home Hannah Pait. Taylor Lewis walked to force home West.
Kaden Thurman lined a double to rightfield that drove home Hannah Hester, the courtesy runner for Singletary, Lauren Pait and Lewis.
Chadwick pitched out of a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the second inning, before Clarkton broke through in the fourth. Khadijah Jones drew a walk, and Alyssa Futrell yanked a 2-run homer down the leftfield line to trim the margin to 6-2.
The Lady Blue Devils pulled to within 6-3 in the fifth as pitcher Lauren Bowen reached base on an infield hit, and Katie Evans singled. Jones’ fielder’s choice plated Bowen.
Chadwick drew a walk to lead-off the Bladenboro sixth inning. Turbeville swatted a single to right that scored Chadwick. Hannah Pait cracked a single to right-centerfield, and after Singletary walked, Hannah Pait dashed home on a wild pitch for an 8-3 Lady Bulldog lead.
Autry beat out an infield hit in the top of the seventh and took second on an error. Chadwick drilled a double to left that scored Autry. Turbeville knocked in Chadwick with a single to right, and after a walk to Natalie, Singletary laced a single to centerfield that brought home Natalie for an 11-3 lead.
The Lady Blue Devils rallied in their final at-bat. Evans raked a single to left, and Jones ripped a ball through the left-centerfield gap for a 2-run homer. Futrell blasted a long home run to left-centerfield to whittle the lead to 11-6.
Turbeville batted 4-5 with 3 runs batted in for Bladenboro. Singletary finished 2-4 at the plate with an rbi. Hannah Pait batted 2-3 with 2 runs scored. Chadwick doubled in a run and scored one.
Thurman doubled in 3 runs, and Autry was 2-4 with a run scored. Lauren Pait, Lewis, Hester and Natalie scored runs.
Futrell slugged 2 home runs and drove in 3 runs to lead Clarkton. Jones batted 2-3 with the 2-run homer and 2 runs scored. Evans batted 2-4 with a run scored, and catcher AnnaGrey Heustess also turned in a 2-4 game at the plate.
Bowen and Carlie Priest added one hit each, and Bowen scored a run. Bowen pitched all seven innings for CSD and struck out five.
Bladenboro remains unbeaten in league play at 2-0. Clarkton is now 1-2 in the league.
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