Monday's softball roundup: Franklin's walk-off grand slam lifts Cass over Cedartown in extra innings
September 9, 2024 All four local high school softball teams were in action on Monday evening, with Cass and Adairsville winning region games. Woodland lost a region decision to visiting Hiram, and Cartersville lost its first region game of the season at Allatoona.
CASS 13, CEDARTOWN 10 (9 innings)
Braelyn Franklin’s grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Cass Lady Colonels to a Region 7-4A home win over Cedartown Monday night, 13-10.
The game included five lead changes, and the two teams produced 24 hits.
Kylie Gentry (9 IP, 10ER, 13H, 1BB, 3K) worked all nine frames in the circle for the Lady Colonels and collected the pitching victory.
Darianna Sosa had three hits, including a double and two RBI, to pace the Cass offense. Franklin (triple, grand slam, four RBI) and Chloe Hill (double, two RBI) followed with two hits. Bailey York (triple, three RBI) and Molli Morrow finished with one hit. Sydney Satterfield and Harlee Thomason added one RBI.
The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 14-6 overall and 9-5 in region play.
Cass (10-6, 8-4) visits Allatoona on Tuesday evening.
ADAIRSVILLE 15, CALHOUN 1
The Lady Tigers posted 15 runs in only four innings Monday night to win at Calhoun, 15-1.
Adairsville had nine hits and took advantage of 13 walks issued by Yellow Jacket pitchers.
Ashlyn Carlton (3.2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 5BB, 2K), who also hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning, picked up the pitching win for Adairsville in relief of starter Maddie Baggett (0.1 IP, 0R, 0H). Baggett left the circle after retiring the first out of the opening inning.
Brie Patterson had three hits and three RBI for the Tigers. Carlton followed with two hits, including her homer. Lily Roberts (double, two RBI), Ansley Powell (RBI), Alivia Joslin (RBI), and Riley Mounger added one hit.
Calhoun slipped to 5-6 overall and 5-5 in Region 7-AAA.
Adairsville (12-6, 4-5) hosts region-leading Heritage-Catoosa on Tuesday and visits the Generals on Wednesday to complete the home-and-home series.
ALLATOONA 5, CARTERSVILLE 4
The Lady Canes suffered their first region loss of the season Monday night in Cobb County, falling to the Allatoona Lady Buccaneers 5-4.
Cartersville took an early lead with a pair of second-inning runs, but Allatoona strung together three singles, followed by a grand slam home run by Aubrey Moore in the bottom of the third to lead 4-2.
The Lady Canes tied the game in the fifth on an RBI single by Kennedy Crenshaw and an infield error by the Bucs.
Allatoona regained the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth inning on a solo home run by Moore.
Zoie Shiflett (6 IP, 5ER, 5H, 1BB, 5K) was saddled with the pitching loss for the Hurricanes and had one hit — a double — at the plate.
Crenshaw (RBI), Kinsey Woodard, Reese Dumas, and Allana Williams also had one hit for Cartersville.
Allatoona (12-2, 12-1) hosts Cass on Tuesday.
Cartersville (13-4, 11-1) entertains Hiram for another region game on Tuesday.
HIRAM 10, WOODLAND 7
The Woodland bats came alive for six runs over the final three innings Monday night but it wasn’t enough to overcome an early deficit in a 10-7 home loss to Hiram.
Jordan Hammonds (RBI) led the Lady Cats offense with three hits. Gracie Korb (two doubles, two RBI), Lanie Calhoun (two RBI), and Bitsy Hartsfield (double, RBI) had two hits. Kamryn Smith added one hit. Smith (7 IP, 10R, 6ER, 14H, 1BB, 5K) worked all seven innings in the circle for Woodland and was tagged with the pitching loss.
Hiram improved to 2-12 overall and 1-11 in Region 7-4A.
Woodland (3-9, 3-8) travels to Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday.
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