YOUNG CATS COME UP BIG IN BIG AREA WIN

Young Cats stepped up in action against Area rival Cherokee County Monday in a contest that needed extra innings to determine the outcome.  Freshman outfielder Audrey Thomas was unconscious at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a single, a triple, one run scored, and 3 RBI's to lead the Wildcats to a huge, much needed win over the Warriors.  Freshman outfielder Courtney Redington went 1 for 4 with a single, a walk and two runs scored.  Chloe Whitaker (sophomore 2B) went 1 for 3 with a run scored, and junior third baseman Caitlin Stewart added an RBI double and a run scored.

The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Chloe Whitaker and Courtney Redington stood anxiously at second and third bases.  Audrey Thomas took the next pitch down the right field line to score both of her teammates and gave her team a 2-0 lead.  Caitlin Stewart followed with a double of her own to left center to score Thomas and extend the lead to 3-0. 

Guntersville won the fourth inning and held the Warriors to no hits in the bottom of the 4th.  Senior Ace hurler Amanda Mason didn't have her best stuff tonight, but her youthful teammates had her back.  Signs of a maturing group of young ladies are a sight for sore eyes of the Guntersville faithful.  This bunch has been on the verge of some really good things as of late, but they've had difficulty getting over the hump.  Tonight was a game of true grit.  The Wildcats held a 3-0 lead through four innings, but the Warriors took advantage of the lone Wildcat error of the game in the 5th, scoring 3 to tie the game. The Cats would re-gain the lead and lose the lead once more in the 6th before prevailing in the 8th inning.

Jade Harden walked to start the 6th inning for Guntersville and Audrey Thomas had more firepower in her bat.  The freshman blasted a shot to the right center field fence for her second triple of the season, scoring Harden for her third RBI of the game.  The Cats had re-gained the lead at 4-3 heading into the bottom of the 6th.  Cherokee Co. answered with a pinch hit solo homerun by Ashley Justice to tie the game once more.  Then with 2 outs and a runner at second, Cherokee Co third baseman (L) Rochester blooped a single to right field and (L) Curry got the go ahead to round third for home.  Wildcat sophomore right fielder KeKe Hampton fielded it on the second hop, crow hopped and deliverd a perfect, one-hopping strike to catcher Beverly McDonald who made the tag for out number 3 in the inning.  The go-ahead run was not to be and the game remained tied once more at 4-4.

Neither team could muster a hit in the 7th, but Courtney Redington got the Cats back on track in the 8th with a single up the middle.  After a Jade Harden sac bunt and a wild pitch, Redington represented the go ahead run at third base with two outs.  Caitlin Stewart reached on a Warrior throwing error and Redington scored to give the Cats a 5-4 lead.  KeKe Hampton added a bases loaded walk to score Stewart and give the Cats the 6-4 lead.  The Warriors went down in order in the 7th and 8th inning as the Wildcat defense gave up no hits. 

The 6-4, extra-inning win was a much-needed win for the young Wildcats who started only two seniors in the last few contests.  Guntersville improves to 5-7 and are currently on a two-game win streak.  The breaks that were not to be early in the season, are going the way of the Wildcats in the past two games.  Confidence has been added to the enthusiasm and good attitudes and good things are beginning to happen.  Keep it up Cats!!

GUNTERSVILLE
Batting
PLAYER HITS AT BATS RUNS SCORED RBIs HR (#)
Beverly McDonald 1 5
Chloe Whitaker 1 3 1
Courtney Redington 1 4 2
Audrey Thomas 2 3 1 3
Caitlin Stewart 1 4 1 1
Meredith Moore  1 3
Jade Harden 0 2 1
KeKe Hampton 0 3 1
Pitching
INNINGS PITCHED HITS RUNS ER K BB
Amanda Mason 8 8 4 2 5 2
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Batting
PLAYER HITS AT BATS RUNS SCORED RBIs HR (#)
Laura Rochester 2 2 1
Candace Blanchard 1 3 1
Kristen Abney 1 3
Ashley Justice 1 1 1 1 1
Lynden Curry 2 3 1
Mallorie Rosser 1 4 1
Pitching
INNINGS PITCHED HITS RUNS ER K BB
Mallorie Rosser 8 7 6 3 7 4

Monday, March 17, 2008    4:32PM
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Guntersville 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 6 7 1
Cherokee Co 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 8 3

Top of 1st - Guntersville
Mallorie Rosser pitching:
-- Beverly McDonald: Foul, Beverly McDonald singled.
-- Chloe Whitaker: Ball, Chloe Whitaker hit sacrifice bunt to the pitcher, Beverly McDonald to second.
-- Courtney Redington: Strike, Ball, Ball, Foul, Courtney Redington struck out swinging.
-- Jade Harden: Strike, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Jade Harden grounded out to third.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 1st - Cherokee Co
Amanda Mason pitching:
-- Lynden Curry: Ball, Strike, Ball, Foul, Foul, Lynden Curry singled.
-- Mallorie Rosser: Strike, Lynden Curry caught stealing going to second, Mallorie Rosser grounded out to second.
-- Rachel Hale: Rachel Hale grounded out to short.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 2nd - Guntersville
Mallorie Rosser pitching:
-- Audrey Thomas: Foul, Strike, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Audrey Thomas walked.
-- Caitlin Stewart: Foul, Foul, Caitlin Stewart struck out swinging.
-- Meredith Moore: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Audrey Thomas stole second, Ball, Meredith Moore lined out to short, Audrey Thomas out did not tag up going to third.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 2nd - Cherokee Co
Amanda Mason pitching:
-- Laura Rochester: Ball, Ball, Strike, Laura Rochester hit by pitch.
-- Candace Blanchard: Candace Blanchard flied out to the catcher.
-- Kristen Abney: Kristen Abney doubled, Laura Rochester to third.
-- Lauren Milsaps: Ball, Foul, Lauren Milsaps on base by fielder's choice, Laura Rochester tagged out going home, Kristen Abney to third.
-- Kara Bomian: Strike, Ball, Foul, Ball, Lauren Milsaps to second on defensive indifference, Foul, Kara Bomian lined out to the pitcher.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 3rd - Guntersville
Mallorie Rosser pitching:
-- Amanda Mason: Ball, Amanda Mason grounded out to short.
-- Keundria Hampton: Ball, Strike, Keundria Hampton grounded out to third.
-- Beverly McDonald: Ball, Beverly McDonald flied out to second.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 3rd - Cherokee Co
Amanda Mason pitching:
-- Cayla Machleit: Ball, Ball, Strike, Ball, Strike, Cayla Machleit grounded out to third.
-- Lynden Curry: Ball, Foul, Lynden Curry hit by pitch.
-- Mallorie Rosser: Strike, Ball, Mallorie Rosser hit sacrifice bunt to first, Lynden Curry to second.
-- Rachel Hale: Ball, Ball, Strike, Foul, Foul, Rachel Hale struck out looking.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 4th - Guntersville
Mallorie Rosser pitching:
-- Chloe Whitaker: Strike, Chloe Whitaker singled.
-- Courtney Redington: Foul, Courtney Redington safe at first on third baseman Laura Rochester's throwing error, Chloe Whitaker to third.
-- Jade Harden: Strike, Courtney Redington to second on defensive indifference, Strike, Ball, Jade Harden struck out swinging.
-- Audrey Thomas: Audrey Thomas singled, Chloe Whitaker scored, Courtney Redington scored, Audrey Thomas to second on throw.
-- Caitlin Stewart: Caitlin Stewart doubled, Audrey Thomas scored.
-- Meredith Moore: Strike, Strike, Meredith Moore struck out swinging.
-- Amanda Mason: Ball, Strike, Strike, Foul, Amanda Mason grounded out to first.
End of Inning (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors)
Bottom of 4th - Cherokee Co
Amanda Mason pitching:
-- Laura Rochester: Ball, Ball, Strike, Strike, Foul, Ball, Laura Rochester hit by pitch.
-- Candace Blanchard: Foul, Candace Blanchard hit sacrifice bunt to the pitcher, Laura Rochester to second.
-- Kristen Abney: Ball, Ball, Strike, Strike, Kristen Abney hit by pitch.
-- Lauren Milsaps: Lauren Milsaps flied out to left.
-- Kara Bomian: Kara Bomian flied out to right.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 5th - Guntersville
Mallorie Rosser pitching:
-- Keundria Hampton: Ball, Strike, Foul, Keundria Hampton on base dropped 3rd strike.
-- Beverly McDonald: Ball, Keundria Hampton caught stealing going to second, Beverly McDonald flied out to short.
-- Chloe Whitaker: Strike, Ball, Strike, Chloe Whitaker struck out swinging.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 5th - Cherokee Co
Amanda Mason pitching:
-- Cayla Machleit: Cayla Machleit grounded out to first.
-- Lynden Curry: Ball, Ball, Ball, Lynden Curry hit by pitch.
-- Mallorie Rosser: Strike, Mallorie Rosser singled, Lynden Curry to second.
-- Rachel Hale: Rachel Hale safe at first on third baseman Caitlin Stewart's fielding error, Lynden Curry scored, Mallorie Rosser to second, Mallorie Rosser to third on existing error, Rachel Hale to second on existing error.
-- Laura Rochester: Ball, Strike, Foul, Foul, Laura Rochester singled, Mallorie Rosser scored, Rachel Hale to third.
-- Candace Blanchard: Candace Blanchard singled, Rachel Hale scored, Laura Rochester to second.
-- Kristen Abney: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike, Strike, Kristen Abney grounded out to third, Laura Rochester to third, Candace Blanchard to second.
-- Lauren Milsaps: Lauren Milsaps grounded out to second.
End of Inning (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors)

Top of 6th - Guntersville
Mallorie Rosser pitching:
-- Courtney Redington: Ball, Strike, Foul, Foul, Ball, Courtney Redington flied out to second.
-- Jade Harden: Ball, Ball, Strike, Ball, Jade Harden walked.
-- Audrey Thomas: Ball, Strike, Audrey Thomas tripled, Jade Harden scored.
-- Caitlin Stewart: Strike, Ball, Caitlin Stewart flied out to the catcher.
-- Meredith Moore: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Meredith Moore walked.
-- Jessica Light: Foul, Ball, Strike, Foul, Ball, Ball, Jessica Light grounded out to the pitcher.
End of Inning (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 6th - Cherokee Co
Amanda Mason pitching:
-- Ashley Justice: Ball, Ashley Justice homered.
-- Cayla Machleit: Ball, Foul, Strike, Ball, Cayla Machleit struck out looking.
-- Lynden Curry: Ball, Ball, Lynden Curry singled.
-- Mallorie Rosser: Strike, Foul, Ball, Foul, Mallorie Rosser out dropped 3rd strike, Lynden Curry to second.
-- Rachel Hale: Ball, Ball, Ball, Rachel Hale walked.
-- Laura Rochester: Ball, Strike, Laura Rochester singled, Lynden Curry to third, Lynden Curry tagged out going home, Rachel Hale to second.
End of Inning (1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 7th - Guntersville
Mallorie Rosser pitching:
-- Keundria Hampton: Foul, Strike, Keundria Hampton struck out looking.
-- Beverly McDonald: Beverly McDonald grounded out to short.
-- Chloe Whitaker: Foul, Chloe Whitaker flied out to short.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 7th - Cherokee Co
Amanda Mason pitching:
-- Candace Blanchard: Ball, Candace Blanchard lined out to second.
-- Kristen Abney: Ball, Foul, Strike, Ball, Foul, Kristen Abney flied out to second.
-- Lauren Milsaps: Foul, Foul, Ball, Lauren Milsaps struck out looking.
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 8th - Guntersville
Mallorie Rosser pitching:
-- Courtney Redington: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike, Courtney Redington singled.
-- Jade Harden: Jade Harden hit sacrifice bunt to the pitcher, Courtney Redington to second.
-- Audrey Thomas: Foul, Ball, Strike, Ball, Ball, Audrey Thomas grounded out to the pitcher, Courtney Redington to third on wild pitch.
-- Caitlin Stewart: Ball, Ball, Caitlin Stewart safe at first on shortstop Rachel Hale's throwing error, Courtney Redington scored.
-- Meredith Moore: Ball, Meredith Moore singled, Caitlin Stewart to second.
-- Amanda Mason: Strike, Amanda Mason safe at first on shortstop Rachel Hale's fielding error, Caitlin Stewart to third, Meredith Moore to second.
-- Keundria Hampton: Ball, Ball, Ball, Keundria Hampton walked, Caitlin Stewart scored, Meredith Moore to third, Amanda Mason to second.
-- Beverly McDonald: Beverly McDonald grounded out to first.
End of Inning (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors)
Bottom of 8th - Cherokee Co
Amanda Mason pitching:
-- Kara Bomian: Ball, Ball, Foul, Kara Bomian grounded out to short.
-- Cayla Machleit: Ball, Cayla Machleit flied out to right.
-- Lynden Curry: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike, Lynden Curry flied out to left.
End of Inning (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)


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