Cartersville, Cass, and Woodland split Super Regional games Thursday
All three local softball teams in the Class 5A state playoffs — Cartersville, Woodland, and Cass — split their Super Regional games Thursday at three separate sites.
The double-elimination Super Regionals continue and conclude on Friday.
Cartersville, hosting a Super Regional, lost an opener to Eastside before blanking Lithia Springs.
Cass, playing at the Loganville Super Regional, dropped a playoff opener to the host Red Devils before bouncing back with a win to eliminate Chapel Hill.
Woodland, in action at the Villa Rica Super Regional, fell to Winder-Barrow but came back to blank North Springs in an elimination game.
CARTERSVILLE 12, LITHIA SPRINGS 0
McKinley Chada tossed a two-hit shutout Thursday night in an elimination game as Cartersville blanked Lithia Springs 12-0.
Chada had two strikeouts and walked one.
Elizabeth Nelson had three hits and one RBI to pace the Lady Canes’ attack. Layne Callan followed with two hits and one RBI. Chada added a hit and three RBIs. Mikey Lewis (triple, RBI), Jordan Bishop (RBI), Kiley Arnold (RBI), Ava Perkins (RBI), and Campbell Rogers added one hit each. Erin McCrary collected one RBI.
Cartersville plays another elimination game Friday against Kell. The winner will need two wins over Eastside to reach the State Tournament Final Eight in Columbus October 26-29.
EASTSIDE 12, CARTERSVILLE 0
Eastside pitcher Dezaria Johnson hurled a five inning, one-hitter and shutout Cartersville in a first round game at the double-elimination Super Regional hosted by the Lady Canes.
Johnson walked two and struck out four in the Eagles’ victory.
Eastside scored in all five innings. The Eagles posted three runs in the first inning, one in the second, four in the third, two in the fourth, and two more in the fifth.
Mikey Lewis had the Hurricanes’ only hit in the third inning.
CASS 10, CHAPEL HILL 1
The Lady Colonels bats were lively in an elimination game Thursday night at the Class 5A Loganville Super Regional. Cass pounded out a dozen hits in just five innings and eliminated Chapel Hill, 10-1.
Emma Gibson picked up the pitching win for Cass allowing just one earned run on four hits and two walks.
Cass led 3-1 after one inning and added one in the second and third innings with two runs and five runs, respectively.
Ansley Hight homered twice and finished with five RBIs. Alexis Woods, Reese Howard, and Harlee Thomason also had two hits each. Braelyn Franklin (2 RBIs), Darianna Sosa (RBI), Haylee Dishmon (RBI), and Bailey York added one hit apiece.
Cass (10-20) advances to play Chattahoochee Friday at 4 p.m. in an elimination game. The winner will need two wins over host Loganville to advance to the State Tournament Final Eight in Columbus October 26-29.
LOGANVILLE 13, CASS 1
Loganville scored four runs in the first and nine more in the second inning en route to a 13-1 win over Cass Thursday in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs.
The top-seeded and host Red Devils had 11 hits in the first three innings to power past the Colonels.
Cass managed just five hits in the loss. One hit each by Alexis Woods, Haylee Dishmon, Ansley Hight (RBI), Reese Howard, and Braelyn Franklin.
WOODLAND 4, NORTH SPRINGS 0
The Lady Cats broke open a scoreless tie with back-to-back solo home runs by Kamryn Smith and Cambrie Carrington in the bottom of the fourth inning Thursday night. They then added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth to stay alive in the Villa Rica Super Regional with a 4-0 win over North Springs in an elimination game.
Ashlyn Dowdy earned the pitching win for Woodland with five innings of scoreless work in the circle. Haley Collum picked up a save with two shutout frames of work. Dowdy and Collum struck out three each.
Smith finished with three hits including a homer, double, and two RBIs. Carrington also had a double to go with her homer. Elizabeth Hartsfield, Bailey Sakacsi, and Alana Carnes added one hit apiece.
Woodland (16-16) will have a rematch with Winder-Barrow Friday in an elimination game. The winner will need two wins against host Villa Rica to advance to the State Tournament Final Eight in Columbus October 26-29.
WINDER-BARROW 6, WOODLAND 2
Woodland was tied 2-2 with Winder-Barrow through five innings Thursday in the first round of the Villa Rica Super Regional when Sydney Methvin smacked a grand slam home run to ultimately lift the Bulldoggs to a 6-2 win.
Winder-Barrow led 2-0 through three innings, but the Lady Cats posted single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to knot the score.
Emily Hall (7 IP, 2ER, 8H, 0BB, 3K) earned the pitching win for the Bulldoggs.
In addition to the grand slam, Dayton Power and Abby Polk also homered for Winder-Barrow.
Haley Collum (5 IP, 6ER, 8H, 1BB, 2K) suffered the Woodland pitching loss. Ashlyn Dowdy (1 IP, 0R, 1H) also pitched for the locals.
Jordan Hammonds had two hits and one RBI to pace the Lady Cats’ offense. Kamryn Smith (double, RBI), Cambrie Carrington, Haley Collum, Ashlyn Dowdy, Bailey Sakacsi, and Alana Carnes added one hit apiece.
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