Lady Tigers notch 2nd victory
Published 4:19 am Thursday, April 1, 2010
It was a mirror-image game, with one exception.
The Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers and Rock Hill Redwomen both got solid pitching, collected seven hits, stroked a pair of doubles and a home run.
But the mirror cracked when it came to runs as Ironton posted a 6-3 win over the Redwomen Wednesday.
Nikki Elswick went 2-for-3 to pace the Ironton offense as she homered for the second straight game.
Elswick’s home run over the fence in right-center scored courtesy runner Emily Davis as Ironton scored three times in the first inning.
Brea Tackett and Rebekkah Potter each doubled for Ironton (2-0). Taylor Lilly, Alex Taylor and Emily Lilly also had hits.
Rock Hill’s Dani Crabtree was 2-3 with a double and a solo home run over the left field fence in the fourth inning.
BreeAnna Depriest, Chelsea Harper, Morgan Schug, Megan Russell and Nicole Stamper also had hits for the Redwomen (1-2).
Potter and Karlie Collins combined for 12 strikeouts and just one walk. Potter — who fanned seven and walked one in five innings — got the win and Collins the save.
Schug had a strong performance with nine strikeouts and a walk as she turned in a complete game.
Rock Hill 002 100 0 = 3 7 2
Ironton 310 020 x = 6 7 3
Morgan Schug and Megan Russell. Rebekkah Potter, Karlie Collins (6) and Emily Lilly. W-Potter (7-K, 1-BB). L-Schug (9-K, 1-BB). Save-Collins (5-K, 0-BB). 2B-Rock Hill: Dani Crabtree, Morgan Schug; Ironton: Rebekkah Potter, Brea Tackett. HR-Rock Hill: Dani Crabtree; Ironton: Nikki Elswick. Hitting-Rock Hill: BreeAnna Depriest 1-4, Chelsea Harper 1-3, Morgan Schug 1-3, Megan Russell 1-3, Nicole Stamper 1-3, Dani Crabtree 2-3; Ironton: Taylor Lilly 1-4, Alex Taylor 1-3, Rebekkah Potter 1-3, Emily Lilly 1-3, Nikki Elswick 2-3, Brea Tackett 1-3.