Softball – Putnam County came to Lexington
Tuesday for a non-region game against our Lady Patriots. They left with a non-region loss falling to
OC 7-1 (3) (at the top of the 7th inning. I learned this morning
from Dr. Wetherington that the final score was 7-3.)
The game started as a pitching
duel. OC’s Jenna McElheney had the
honors and quickly retired Putnam’s first three. Putnam’s pitcher did the same for OC’s first
three batters, too.
At the top of the second McElheney left
one out over the middle of the plate for Putnam’s second batter to hit over the
fence. McElheney made quick work of
Putnam’s remaining batters. OC’s second
and third inning were three up, three down as was Putnam’s after their one run
homer.
The top of the 4th was quick
for Putnam with a fly ball to right, a tag on poor Putnam running by third
baseman Rebekah LaFluer and a fly to Dottie Wray in center field. But it would be five Putnam errors that OC
took advantage of to score four runs.
Errors would go on to plague Putnam
throughout the remainder of the game allowing OC to score three more runs in
the fifth and sixth innings. Madison
Blocker’s double in the fifth put two of those three runs on the board but it
was Putnam’s errors that put OC’s runners in scoring position.
McElheney pitched the entire game
striking out 7 and proving once again why she has been OC’s ace hurler since
middle school.
The Lady Patriots take part in Madison
County’s Leadoff Classic in Danielsville Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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