Top-ranked Appling County completed a home-and-home sweep of fifth-ranked Pierce County in a Region 3-AAA twogame series.
The Lady Bears (16-5 overall, 5-3 region) fell 101 in five innings Wednesday, September 23 against the homestanding Lady Pirates (17-0, 9-0). Rain canceled the Tuesday, September 22 game.
Appling County finished off the sweep winning 5-1 Thursday, September 24 in Bearville.
PCHS traveled Monday, September 28 to Robert Toombs Academy in Lyons. Region foe Islands comes to town Thursday, October 1 for a twinbill with Game 1 starting at 4 p.m., and Game 2 at 6 p.m.
The Lady Bears start the last week of the regular season hosting Glynn Academy in the Monday, October 5 home finale at 6 p.m. Pierce County travels Tuesday, October 6 to Clinch County for a 6 p.m., matchup with the Lady Panthers.
The regular season finale is set for Thursday, October 8 at Brantley County with a 5:30 p.m. first pitch. The game has been rained out twice prior.
No. 1 Appling Co.....10 No. 5 Lady Bears ......1
BAXLEY — Appling County jumped out a 4-0 lead in the first inning and pulled away from there scoring in all five at bats.
The Lady Pirates took advantage of the plate jumping around on Sofia White, who walked four and hit one while facing five batters. Appling County scored on an error, a passed ball, a single and a fielder’s choice.
The home team added a run in the second against Lily Gray (1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB, 1 WP) on a sacrifice fly for a 5-0 advantage.
PCHS scored its run in the top of the third. Lanie Mai was hit by the first of the inning. She scored from first on a two-out error on a ball hit by Parker Sinclair.
The Lady Pirates got the run back in the bottom of the inning against Shelby Braddy (3.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 K, 1 BB) on a twoout single in taking a 6-1 lead.
Appling County scored twice in the fourth on a pair of one-out, run-scoring singles to open up an 8-1 advantage.
The Lady Pirates ended the game in the bottom of the fifth with a one-out, two-run homer.
PCHS recorded two hits in the first inning on consecutive singles by Riley Chambless (1-for-2) and Kaylee Figuerora (1-for-3). Braddy (1-for-2) singled in the second with Hope Larson getting hit by a pitch.
Leeanna Davis (1-for-2) recorded the last base hit with a one-out single in the fourth.
No. 1 Appling Co.......5 No. 5 PCHS...............1 BEARVILLE — A leadoff homer in the fifth inning broke a 1-all and the Lady Pirates added three more runs the rest of the way in completing the series sweep of PCHS.
The Lady Bears scored the lone run in the first inning. Mai was hit by the first pitch and stole second. She scored from there on Figueroa’s (1-for-2) sacrifice bunt and a throwing error across the diamond for the 1-0 lead.
Appling County tied the score in the second against Bailey Barboza (5.1 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 0 BB), courtesy of a one-out error. The Lady Pirates opened the inning with consecutive singles, followed by a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners and the fielding miscue.
After Barboza escaped a one-out, bases loaded situation in the fourth after two infield hits followed a one-out single, the Lady Pirates got the solo homer to start the fifth for a 2-1 lead. Three consecutive singles scored the second run. The third run of the inning scored on a oneout, sacrifice fly for a 4-1 advantage.
PCHS recorded its first hit with one out to end a stretch of 13 consecutive batters retired after Mai was hit in the first inning. Braddy (1-for-3) ripped a 1-2 pitch to left for the Lady Bears’ second base runner of the game.
The Lady Pirates would leave the bases loaded in the top of the sixth before scoring once in the seventh against White (1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB, 1 HBP) on a two-out error.
Figueroa and Sinclair (1-for-3) started the seventh with consecutive base hits. A pop out and doubleplay ended the scoring opportunity.
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