Ware County’s Lady Gator softball team dropped their first two games of the season falling to Coffee and Long County in a pair of five inning affairs.
The Lady Gators were beaten 11-3 to the Lady Trojans in the Wednesday, August 6 opener in Douglas. The Lady Blue Tide spoiled Ware County’s Thursday, August 7 home opener posting a 10-1 victory.
Ware County was scheduled to play Tuesday, August 12 at Appling County. Camden County comes to town Thursday, August 14 for a 6 p.m., in the Kennedy Sanders Game.
The Lady Gators are scheduled to play Bainbridge (11:30 a.m.) and Dodge County (1:30 p.m.) in Cordele at the Crisp County tournament.
Brunswick visits Tuesday, August 19 at 6 p.m., with Ware County traveling Wednesday, August 20 to face Glynn Academy at 5 p.m.
Coffee ............................11 Lady Gators ....................3
DOUGLAS — The Lady Trojans built a 7-0 lead over the first two innings en route to the five-inning victory.
Ware County scored its three runs in the fourth inning to pull to within 7-3. Coffee responded with a three-runn bottom of the fourth and ended the game with a run in the fifth.
The Lady Gators managed three hits.
Long County..................10 Lady Gators.....................1
Visiting Long County used a six-run second inning and a four-run third inning in knocking off the Lady Gators.
The Lady Blue Tide scored on a two-run single, three runscoring base hits and a ground out in the second frame.
A pair of run-scoring singles were sandwiched around a two-run double in the third inning.
Ware County scored in the fourth inning on a run-scoring single off the bat of Kallie Lairsey, one of six hits by the Lady Gators.
Ashlyn Jacobs and Amberley Padgett led Ware County with two hits apiece.
