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September 16, 2008

Anonymous The Meridian Star Tue Sep 16, 2008, 09:37 AM CDT

Enterprise downs NEL; Louisville sweeps doubleheader

from staff reports

Enterprise used a pair of late runs to hold off Northeast Lauderdale 7-5 in a makeup game from earlier in the season Monday night in area softball action.

The Lady Bulldogs (11-5) jumped out to a 5-2 lead through four-and-a-half innings. NEL added two in the bottom of the frame to cut the deficit to one, but Enterprise added another run in each of the final two innings.

A seventh-inning rally was cut short for the Lady Trojans, who were only able to add one more run.

Selena Irby led the way for EHS, driving in a pair of runs with a triple and a single. Madelyn Helms, Jordan Farrar and Haley Brooke Smith also added RBI singles for the visiting Lady Bulldogs.

Mallory Pace had a double and two singles for Northeast.

Ally Harper (10-1) picked up the win for the Lady Bulldogs.

Enterprise will travel to Taylorsville today, while the Lady Trojans host Quitman at Northeast Park. Both are division contests.

— Chris Brennaman

Southeast 15

West Lauderdale 3

Southeast Lauderdale broke open a two-run ball game in the fourth inning to run-rule cross-county rival West Lauderdale.

Holding a 5-3 lead, the Lady Tigers (11-6) scored seven runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth to finish off WL.

Denisha Knight had four RBIs and three singles to lead Southeast. Lainie Simcox drove in three runs on three hits, two of which were doubles. Shelby Sheppard also had three hits and drove in two more of the Lady Tiger runs.

Paige Sheppard, Brittany Pounders, Laci Maxwell and Miranda Chatham each had two hits. One of Pounders' was a double. Southeast totaled 19 hits.

Taylor Bailey had two RBIs.

Nandi Franklin led off the game with a double and scored to give West the early lead. Lyndsie Fountain had a pair of singles for the Lady Knights. Emily Pogue took the loss for West.

Erin Conley (10-6) picked up the win for Southeast, which will be on the road against Morton tonight, while West goes to Northeast Jones.

— Chris Brennaman

New Hope 10

Neshoba Central 0

The Lady Rockets were blanked at home in their division-opener by Class 4A powerhouse New Hope.

The visiting Lady Trojans scored six times in the top of the first inning and added four more in the fourth. New Hope has won seven of the past eight Class 4A state championships.

Neshoba had just four hits on the nght, with Laurel Burnett getting two. Taylor Tucker and Abby Joiner had one apiece.

Brooke Phillips was the winning pitcher, while Sarah Breland was the loser.

Central, 9-4 overall and 0-1 in division play, goes to Newton County today and hosts West Point in a division doubleheader Thursday.

— Rocky Higginbotham

Louisville 17-20

Humphreys 0-10

The host Lady Wildcats swept a pair of contests from Humphreys County, winning 17-0 in the first game and 20-10 in the nightcap.

Louisville, which is now 17-1, hosts Winona today.

In Game 1 Monday, Dericka Hardin was 3-for-3 with two triples and Tiera Cummings was 2-for-2 with a homer and triple to lead Louisville. Tyi Young was 3-for-3 with three doubles and Kenyetta Ivy was 2-for-2 with a triple.

In the second game, Louisville scored nine times in the home half of the fifth inning to turn an 11-10 game into a blowout.

Ivy was 4-for-4 with a triple while winning pitcher Brianna Vaughn was 2-for-2 with a triple and a double. Cummings had three hits including a double, Tykeria Harris had two doubles, Young was 2-for-3 with a triple and Hardin was also 2-for-3.

— Rocky Higginbotham

Starkville Academy 7

Central Academy 3

The Lady Vikings dropped their regular-season finale at Class AAA Starkville Academy in area MPSA fast-pitch action.

Central, which is now 23-6, opens Class A North State Tournament play Wednesday at Bayou Academy in Cleveland.

In Monday's game, host Starkville scored twice each in the second, third and sixth innings.

Lyndsey Haynes was the winning pitcher; and Haynes, Kyla Morgan and Mary Austin Barber all had hits for SA.

Alex Dawkins (8-4) was the losing pitcher but also led Central with a single and double at the plate. Corey Dawkins and Kendall Taylor each had doubles, while Blake Rigdon, Lillian Lindsey, Marion Colvin and Hannah Martin had singles.

— Rocky Higginbotham

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