Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

PROCTORVILLE — A quick start and a quick ending helped the Rock Hill Redwomen.

Rock Hill jumped out to a 6-0 lead and used a play at home to get the final out of the game to beat the Fairland Lady Dragons 6-5 Monday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

The Redwomen (8-1, 3-0) were leading 6-2 going into the bottom of the seventh. Fairland rallied for three runs but Rock Hill threw out a runner at home to end the game and get the win.

Rock Hill took a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Nixon had a bunt single, Brooke Hanshaw singled, Kenzie Harrah walked to load the bases.

Brooke Eastham reached on an error to score a run and Riann Keating singled in two runs.

The lead went to 5-0 in the second.

Jenna Lane walked, stole second and Nixon reached on an error. Hanshaw followed with a two-run single.

The Redwomen got a run in the top of the third when Kaci Russell singled, stole second, went to third when and Keating reached on an error and a passed ball.

Fairland (2-4, 1-2) cut the deficit to 6-2 in the bottom of the third.

Caitlin Stone had a bunt single and Ellen Hinshaw and Maddy Kazee followed with RBI doubles.

In the seventh, Mollie Morris had a bunt single, Stone was safe on an error and Hinshaw had a two-run double. Kazee then doubled home Hinshaw.

Allison Shepherd singled but Kazee was thrown out at home on a close play.

Nixon struck out 12 and walked one to get the win. Shepherd took the loss as she fanned three and walked four.

Russell went 3-4 and Hanshaw 2-4 with two RBIs.

Hinshaw was 3-4 with three RBIs, Stone 3-4 and Kazze 2-4 and two RBIs.

Rock Hill 321 000 0 = 6 7 4

Fairland 002 000 3 = 5 9 5

Sami Nixon and Brooke Eastham. Allison Shepherd and Mollie Morris. W-Nixon (K-12, BB-1, ER-4). L-Shepherd (K-3, BB-4, ER-4, HBP-1). Hitting-RH: Sami Nixon 1-3, Brooke Hanshaw 2-4 rbi-2, Kaci Russell 3-4, Riann Keating 1-4; Fairland: Mollie Morris 1-4, Caitlin Stone 3-4, Ellen Hinshaw 3-4 rbi-3, Maddy Kazee 2-4 rbi-2, Shepherd 1-3. 2B-Fairland: Ellen Hinshaw, Maddy Kazee 2.