FOUR OAKS – Bladen County was eliminated from the Tar Heel Leagues District 5 10U Softball Tournament Thursday night dropping a 7-4 decision to Johnston County–South. In their 1st game Thursday, Bladen County lost 10-3 to Greater Cleveland.
Bladen County had defeated Johnston County–South 9-6 Tuesday night and finished 3rd in the tournament. Johnston County–South and Greater Cleveland will play for the district title Friday night.
Members of the Bladen County team (pictured above) are:
Front Row (Left-Right): Khloe Campbell, Alyna Olivares, Kenadie Pusey, Kenley Brisson, Danica Bordeaux.
Middle Row (L-R): Jamison Raynor, Sinia Colville, Maelee Grace Norris, Jeniyah Whittington, Alaina Wilkins, Piper Thompson, Zy’Niyah Canty.
Back Row (L-R): Coaches Kevin Brady, Ashley Norris, Jerry Campbell, Brandon Thompson.
Greater Cleveland 10, Bladen County 3
Greater Cleveland snapped a 3-3 tie scoring 3 runs in the 4th inning and tacking on 4 more in the 5th inning to claim a 10-3 victory in Thursday’s winner’s bracket finale.
Kenley Brisson and Jeniyah Whittington led off the game with a single each for Bladen County. Jamison Raynor slammed a 2-out double, and Alyna Olivares belted a single. Brisson and Whittington both scored for a 2-0 Bladen lead.
Greater Cleveland went on top 3-2 in the home 1st. Bladen tied the game in the 4th inning as Whittington hammered a double and scooted home when Kenadie Pusey walloped a triple.
Whittington batted 2-for-3 with a double and 2 runs scored. Brisson also finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored. Pusey slugged the triple, and Raynor drilled the double. Olivares and Alaina Wilkins collected 1 hit each.
Bladen County 200 100 — 3
Greater Cleveland 300 34x — 10
Johnston County–South 7, Bladen County 4
Johnston County–South built an early 4-1 lead then held off a Bladen County rally with a pair of insurance runs in the 6th inning to claim a 7-4 victory in Thursday’s elimination game.
Jeniyah Whittington beat out an infield hit in the Bladen 1st inning and raced home when Kenadie Pusey pounded a double to center field to tie the game 1-1.
After Johnston-South went up 5-1, Bladen rallied in the 4th inning. Whittington was hit by a pitch then stole a base. Pusey ripped a grounder off the shortstop that scored Whittington, and Jamison Raynor drilled a double to center field that scored Pusey and sliced the lead to 5-3.
Piper Thompson smoked a single to center field to begin the Bladen 5th inning. Thompson stole 2nd and 3rd bases then dashed home on Sinia Colville’s sacrifice fly to whittle the South lead to 5-4.
Khloe Campbell pitched a complete game for Bladen County and struck out 12 batters.
Pusey batted 2-for-2 with a double, 2 runs batted in and a run scored. Raynor doubled and had 1 RBI. Thompson, Whittington and Zy’Niyah Canty added 1 hit each to the Bladen attack. Whittington scored 2 runs and Thompson scored a run. Colville had 1 RBI.
Johnston–South 130 102 — 7
Bladen County 100 210 — 4
Bladen County 9, Johnston County–South 6 (Tuesday’s Game)
Piper Thompson pitched a complete game for Bladen County and struck out 14 batters.
Leading Bladen Hitters: Kenadie Pusey 2-for-3, home run, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored; Jeniyah Whittington 2-for-3, double, 3 runs scored; Khloe Campbell double, RBI, 2 runs scored; Kenley Brisson single, 2 runs scored; Jamison Raynor single, RBI; Alyna Olivares single, RBI.
Bladen County 300 303 — 9
Johnston-South 000 213 — 6
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