Carroll County hosted Alleghany in their biannual doubleheader Tuesday night and after 3:23 of total time and 12 tension-filled innings, the Lady Cavaliers and Lady Cougars ended the night having secured one victory each.
Alleghany was down to their final out in the five-inning opener when Bryce Leitch singled in the tying run in to knot the opener at 1-1. The visitors went on to plate the two deciding runs in the top of the seventh inning to secure the 3-1 victory.
Carroll County switched to being the visitors in the night cap and captured the equalizer by a final score of 6-4.
The large crowd was on the edge of their seats pretty much from start to finish as both clubs brought everything they had from start to finish.
In the opening game, Emma Leath and Addyson Neff were locked into quite the pitchers’ duel from start to finish. The effort from Neff was a bit more hidden as eight Lady Cavaliers reached base but only one did so by way of a base hit. Natalie Burress led off the second inning with a sharp single but was stranded at third base, one of numerous opportunities to plate runs that were missing the key base hit.
CCHS was able to plate a run in the bottom of the third inning after Addie Greene reached base on an error ahead of Leath drawing her second walk of the game.
Katherine Lindamood loaded the bases when she reached on the second error of the inning, giving the Cavs a bases loaded with no out situation. Emma Harman brought in Greene by reaching on a fielder’s choice to make it 1-0 but Neff worked her way out of the jam without further trouble.
Leath would protect the slim lead and started out the fifth and final inning with the eighth of nine strikeouts before surrendering a single to Kinsey Middleton. One out later, Leitch tied the game at 1-1, sending the contest to extra innings.
Carroll County put two runners in scoring position in the six but both were left stranded and Alleghany would plate two unearned runs in the top of the seventh inning to take game one.
Both Neff and Leath went the distance and each recorded nine strikeouts in doing so. Leath allowed six hits and one earned run while Neff surrendered one hit and no earned runs.
Carroll County made up for lost time in Game 2 while facing Tyra Rose in the circle. Greene figured in all three runs the Cavs scored in the first innings. The freshman walked in the first and scored on a Lindamood RBI single and then in the second inning her two-RBI single plated both Brooke Webb and Holly Miller.
AHS struck back in the bottom of the third inning, plating two runs when Abbie Fridley stroked a single to plate Leitch (infield single) and Kaylee Nicely (HBP).
The score remained 3-2 until an explosive fifth inning when an additional five runs crossed home plate and four more were left on base.
CCHS doubled its run total in the top of the inning with the big hit belonging to Laiken Burnett. Harman led off with a single and stole her way to third base. Lindamood followed with a walk and stolen base, bringing Burress to the plate. The freshman struck out but made it to first base on a dropped ball and Harman scored on the play. Carlie Beamer ripped a line shot but right at the centerfielder and Burnett followed with a two-run double down the third base line to push the lead out to 6-2.
Alleghany was not going to go quietly into the night. Eight Lady Cougars batted in the bottom of the fifth with five consecutive batters reaching on an odd collection of singles. With the lead down to 6-4 and the bases loaded, Leath retired the final batters on infield pop ups.
The Lady Cavaliers now sit at 12-1 on the season with seven games remaining. Six of the seven will be Three Rivers District play where the team currently sits at 5-1 and in control of its own destiny.
The team still faces three contests that need to be rescheduled and will begin that process this Thursday night by traveling over to Floyd County.
Leath finished the night with 15 strikeouts, bringing her career total up to 645. The record number sits at 694 from Sydney Nester.
The Junior Varsity fell in their double header at Alleghany but Bayliegh Allen connected for a Home Run in both games.
Game 1
Alleghany 000 010 2 - 3 6 2
Carroll Co. 001 000 0 - 1 1 2
Neff and Ka. Nicely (A); Leath and Burress (CC). WP - Neff. LP - Leath.
Game 2
Carroll Co. 120 030 - 6 8 2
Alleghany 002 02x - 4 9 2
Leath and Burress (CC); Rose and Ka. Nicely (A). WP - Leath. LP - Rose. 2B - Burnett, Greene (CC).
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