10th-seed BCHS opens state play hosting 23rd-seed S. Atlanta
Brantley County closed out its regular season schedule falling at Class AA fifth-ranked Bacon County and beating Class AAA sixth-ranked Pierce County.
The Lady Herons (14-9 overall, 8-4 region) dropped a non-region tilt against Class AA’s fifthranked Lady Red Raiders (17-4) 4-1 Tuesday, October 6.
The victory gave Bacon County, winners of four straight and their 11th victory in 12 games, a sweep of the season series after winning 10-3 back on August 20 in Caney Bay.
Brantley County beat neighboring Pierce County Thursday, October 8 to finish third in the region standing. It was the third time the two teams played in Caney Bay after the first two meetings were rained out. The victory gave the Lady Herons a split in the series after falling 5-4 August 27 in Bearville.
Brantley County, seeded 10th in the state tournament, hosted 23rdseed South Atlanta (17-8) Tuesday, October 13 in a first round doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. An “if” game would be played today (Wednesday, October 14).
Pierce County, seeded seventh, hosted 26th-seed Franklin County (10-18) in a best-of-three series, which started Monday, October 12 with a doubleheader. An “if” game was scheduled for Tuesday, October 13.
The winners meet in the second round, set for Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20.
Top-seed and No. 1ranked Region 3 champion Appling County (23-0) is hosting 32ndseed Thomson (18-12). Fifth-seed and seventhranked Toombs County (21-5) entertains 28thseed Ringgold (8-15). Tattnall County (8-17) seeded 27th, travels to sixth-seed and fourth-ranked Pike County (20-6).
No. 5 Bacon Co. .......4 Lady Herons ............1
ALMA — Bacon County used a pair of two-run innings to turn back the Lady Herons.
Brantley County scored its only run in the first inning. Lydia Anderson (1for-4) lined the first pitch of the game for a double. She scored two batters later on Addisyn Grafford’s (1-for-3) one-out, first-pitch single.
The Lady Red Raiders responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning off Edie Lowther (6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 K, 1 BB) to take a 2-1 lead.
Bacon County capitalized on a leadoff walk and stolen base. A run-scoring double by Blakelee Johnson followed tying the score. After a single by Carli Garrett put runners on the corners, Jazmine Villasenor’s fielder’s choice groundout plated Johnson with the goahead and eventual gamewinning run.
The Lady Herons stranded Rilee Story (1for-2) in the third inning after a two-out walk. Caiden Jones was left standing in the fourth following a one-out walk.
Both were left on base in the sixth after Story’s leadoff single and a oneout walk to Jones.
The Lady Raiders, who left just one on base following their two-run first, padded their lead with a two-run sixth. A leadoff base hit by Jaqueline Villasenor was followed by Garrett reaching on an ensuing sacrifice bunt.
Jazmine Villasenor’s sacrifice bunt moved the runners up. Macie Holton’s two-out, firstpitch single drove home both runners for a 4-1 lead.
Jaqueline Villasenor retired Brantley County in order in the seventh.
Lady Herons............9 No. 6 PCHS ..............7
CANEY BAY — Host Brantley County battled back from a 4-1 deficit with a seven-run fourth inning keying the comefrom- behind victory over the Lady Bears.
PCHS scored once in the first on Sinclair’s oneout, fielder’s choice groundout. Maelee Childers (2-for-4) singled with one out and stole second ahead of a walk to Kaylee Figueroa (1-for-3) against Mary Hall (1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 K, 2 BB). Sinclair’s groundout followed a double steal.
The Lady Bears extended the margin to 3-0 in the top of the second striking for two runs after two outs and nobody on base. A walk to Riley Chambless kept the inning alive. After Chambless swiped second, Leeanna Davis (1-for-3) blasted a 12 pitch over the fence in left.
The Lady Herons got one run back in the bottom of the inning against Bailey Barboza (1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 K, 3 BB, 1 WP). Brantley County put
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Pierce County got the run back in the top of the third pushing the lead to 4-1. Childers reached on a leadoff error, stole second and moved to third on a passed ball ahead of a oneout walk to Sinclair by Lowther (5.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 3 BB, 1 WP). Childers raced home on a wild pitch.
After leaving the bases loaded in the third on walks to Sydnee Davis (1-for-3) and Garrison, and Madison Walker reaching on an error, BCHS followed with a seven-run uprising to jump ahead 8-4.
Anderson opened the frame with a first-pitch, bunt single off Sofia White (3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 3 BB). Anderson stole second ahead of a walk to Story. Following a double steal, both runners scored on Grafford’s double cutting the margin to 4-3.
Barboza returned and served up a two-run homer to Davis for a 5-4 Brantley County lead. A single by Jones (1-for-4) and a free pass to Walker was followed by the first out advancing the runners to second and third. A passed ball scored Jones and an error on a ball hit by Garrison scored Walker’s courtesy runner, Parker Woods giving BCHS a 7-4 lead.
A single by Hall and Anderson legging out a sacrifice bunt loaded the bases. Garrison scored the final run on Story’s groundout for the fourrun lead.
Each team took turns scoring a run in the sixth inning. Sinclair drew a one-out, four-pitch walk and was removed for courtesy runner Lily Gray Wright, who advanced to second on a Shelby Braddy groundout. Cadence Coldren (1-for-3) followed with a two-out, RBI double pulling the Lady Bears to within 8-5.
The Lady Herons answered. Anderson singled with one out, stole second and raced home on a throwing error pushing the lead to 9-5.
Chambless led off the PCHS with a walk, moved to second on a passed ball, and scored on Childers’ two-out single. Childers, who advanced to second on the throw home, scored on Figueroa’s ensuing double.
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