Lady Dragons tune up for postseason

Published 11:40 pm Friday, May 3, 2024

By JIM WALKER

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Dragons finished off the regular season in  good fashion and set their sights on the postseason.

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The Lady Dragons closed out the regular season on Friday with a 16-1 run rule win over the Chesapeake Lady Panthers in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Fairland (14-6, 11-3) will host Vinton County 5 p.m. on Wednesday in the Division 2 sectional tournament.

Chesapeake (5-17, 3-11) will be at home against Oak Hill at 5 p.m. Monday in the Division 3 sectional tournament.

Kaylee Salyer and Katy Bell combined to shut down the Lady Panthers. Salyer went 3 innings, did not allow a hit or run, struck out 8 or the 9 outs and did not walk a batter. Bell worked 2 innings giving up 2 hits, an earned run, with 4 strikeouts and one walk.

Salyer helped her own cause as she went 3-3 with a double, home run and 4 runs batted in. Ally Shepherd was 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI, Katie Dehart 1-2 with an RBI, Jordan Spencer 1-3 with 3 RBI, Makena Black 1-3 with a double and RBI, Hailey Sammons 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI, Mai McKinley2-3, AubreyHayes 1-2 with an RBI and Bell was 2-3 with 2 RBI.

McKenna Brown and Raelee Maynard each went 1-2 for Chesapeake.

Chesapeake 000 10 = 1 2 0

Fairland    3(10)3 0x = 16 17 0

Hannah Webb, Sophie Wagner (2) and Rachael Bishop. Kaylee Salyer, Katy Bell (4) and Makena Black. W-Salyer (IP-3.0, H-0, R-0, K-8, BB-0). Bell (IP-2.0, H-2, R-1, ER-1, K-4, BB-1). L-Webb (IP-1.0, H-12, R-12, ER-12, K-1, BB-3). Wagner (IP-3.0, H-5, R-4, ER-4, K-3, BB-3, WP-1, HBP-2). Hitting-Chesapeake: McKenna Brown 1-2, Raelee Maynard 1-2 RBI; Fairland: Kaylee Salyer 3-3 2B HR 4-RBI, Ally Shepherd 3-4 2B 2-RBI, Katie Dehart 1-1 RBI, Jordan Spencer 1-1 3-RBI, Makena Black 1-3 2B RBI, Hailey Sammons 3-4 2B 2-RBI, Katy Bell 2-3 2-RBI, Madi McKinley 2-3, Aubrey Hayes 1-2 RBI.