Big inning leads to Dresden win over Gleason

    A 10-run fifth inning proved to be the difference on Monday afternoon as the Dresden Lady Lions hung a 10-spot on the Lady Bulldogs on their way to a 14-4 win at Gleason.
    In the bottom of the first inning, fans thought they might have been seeing double as an Audrea Martin single scored her twin sister Alicyn Martin to break the scoreless tie. Erica Morgan then pushed the lead to 3-0 with a two-run single.
    But, starting in the top of the next inning, the Lady Lions began to chip away at that lead as Kristin Childress stole home to cut the lead to 3-1 after the top of the second inning.
    The following inning, the Lady Lions tied the game. After Courtney McMillan scored on a Hannah Wade groundout, an RBI single by Brooke Irvine tied the game at 3-3.
    The Lady Lions took the lead in the top of the fourth inning as McMillan made the score 4-3 with an RBI double.
    Dresden put the game out of reach in the top of the fifth inning. An Irvine RBI double was followed by a two-run single from Holly Morris pushed the lead to four runs. A two-run double from McMillan was followed by an RBI bunt by Erica Glisson. Marlee Mason put the exclamation point on the rally with a three-run homerun over the left field fence. Childress scored on an error later in the inning to make the score 14-3.

Greenfield dominates Bradford for non-district victory

    The Greenfield Yellowjackets picked up some momentum coming into this week’s district tournament, getting a 10-0 five-inning win over the Bradford Red Devils on Thursday afternoon at home.
    Heath Crouse put the Yellowjackets on the board early, scoring on an error to break the scoreless tie. Jacob Johnson pushed the Greenfield lead to 3-0 with a two-run double.
    The Yellowjackets added to their lead in the bottom of the second inning as Dalton Potts got an RBI single to make the score 4-0 after two innings.
    Greenfield got its big frame in the bottom of the third inning. Yellowjacket catcher Daniel Ricketts led off with a single, then stole two bases before scoring on a Steven Johnson single. Johnson then scored on a passed ball later in the inning to make the score 6-0. Potts picked up another pair of RBI with a double before scoring on an error to make the score 9-0 in favor of the Yellowjackets after three innings.
 

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Greenfield caps perfect season with win over Union City

    The Greenfield Lady Jackets tennis team traveled to Union City today for their last match of the 2009 season. The Lady Jackets won every match and shut out Union City by a score of 7-0. With the victory, Greenfield ends the regular season with a perfect record of 12-0. Greenfield also earned their second straight district title.
    It is worth mentioning that each one of those 12 wins was by the same score of 7-0. Lady Jackets #1 Katie McCall, No. 2 Mallory Robinson, No. 3 Summer Hoke, No. 4 Melissa McCartney, and No. 5 Natalie Medling were unbeatable and won every singles and doubles match they played.
    The Lady Jacket’s No. 6 through No. 10 players also played great this season. Hannah Rawls, Haley Perkins, Taylor Hatcher, Emily Allen, and Hannah Mosley had a combined singles record of 41-1 and were unbeaten in doubles.
    As a team, the 10 Lady Jackets played 163 individual singles and doubles matches in 2009 and won 162 of them.
“We are very proud of our girls for what they have accomplished this season. After going 12-1 in 2008, winning the district, and not losing any starters, we hoped to be contenders again this season,” said Greenfield coach Bill McCall. “Things just came together for us in 2009. Everyone from our No. 1 to our No. 10 played well and we managed to stay injury-free. To go undefeated in our district is a huge accomplishment. For our top five girls to all go undefeated is a tribute to their desire to win and to their great attitudes. This season is definitely one that our team will be proud of and will remember for a long time.”
    In singles, Lady Jacket No. 1 Katie McCall handed Mary Elizabeth Harpole (UC) an 8-0 defeat. No. 2 Mallory Robinson (G) overwhelmed Anna Moore (UC) 8-3. At No. 3, it was Summer Hoke (G) out playing Elizabeth Fuller (UC) 8-1. Melissa McCartney (G) at No. 4 had no problems with Tkira Davis (UC) 8-1. Natalie Medling (G) at No. 5 prevailed over Gracie Franken (UC) 8-1.
 

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