The Fairfield Lady Eagles earned a berth in the area round of the state playoffs with a bi-district win over the Lexington Lady Eagles 4-0 in Madisonville Friday afternoon.
Madox Mitchael initiates a slap hit.
Kennedy Lane singled in a run in the second inning and Addie Cox and Camii Wilson each had RBIs in the fifth inning that plated three more runs. Cox had a double to the gap to score the first two in the fifth inning.
Playing right field, Cooper Lawley dove to make the catch and secured the ball as she fell to her knees.
Carsyn Cox went the distance in the circle and only spread four hits over seven innings. She struck out seven and only walked one in the shutout win.
Kennedy Lane, playing 2nd base, makes a clean throw to first to get the out.
Carsyn Cox and McKinna Brackens had multiple hits for the Lady Eagles. They will play a three-game series against the Lorena Lady Leopards this week. The opening game of the series will be in Fairfield on Friday at 7pm and game two will in Lorena at 1pm on Saturday. If a third game is necessary, it will be played 30 minutes following the second game in Lorena.
McKinna Brackens stretches to make an impressive catch right at the wall
In other games, the Wortham Lady Bulldogs earned a playoff spot with a game against the Bosqueville Lady Bulldogs. Bosqueville took advantage of timely hitting and a couple of shots powered over the fence and won the game 21-0 and advanced to the area round. Ashley Hebert ripped a double to the gap in the top of the fourth inning to break up the no-hit bid. She was stranded at second base when the final out occurred.
Kyndal Pfleeger “ices” after taking a softball to the neck.
Each outfield position made solid defensive plays with running catches on some deep balls. Jorianna Mata, Hebert and Jodi Bond played their position well throughout the game.
The Lady Eagles after advancing to Round 2! Front row, left to right: Addie Cox, Jaysa Smith, Carsyn Cox, Camii Wilson, Zadie McPherson, Riley Antley, Landry Bayless; Back row, left to right: Head Coach Stephenson, Kyndal Pfleeger, Riley Ralstin, Madox Mitchael, McKinna Brackens, Alyssa Whitaker, Hannah Bosley, Kennedy Lane, Cooper Lawley, Coach Johnson, Chelsie Faughn, and Coach Brown.
Wortham finishes their season with some positive play and will return a young team to the diamond next season.
(Photos by Shae Garcia)
