Lady War Eagles rally only to suffer heartbreaker in Game 3

SUMMITT --- The Lady War Eagles of WCHS overcame a 4-0 deficit with nine

runs in the top of the seventh, only to see North Pike rally with six

runs in the bottom of the frame to take a 10-9 win in Game 3 of a

first-round softball playoff series Tuesday night.

The loss ended the season for WCHS with a 15-14 record.

The Lady Jaguars scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth and

appeared to be making it stand. With one out in the top of the seventh,

though, WCHS rallied with a vengeance.

That's when Calia Powe scored twice and single runs came from Karson

Tate, Olivia Sims, Annaston Tate, Jaycee Ford and Gracie Swindle to take

a 9-4 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, North Pike answered with six runs to

advance to the second round against East Central.

For the night, the Lady Jags collected 10 hits and took advantage of

five WCHS errors. The Lady War Eagles collected 11 hits.

Karson Tate went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI while Sims was

1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Newburn went 1-for-4 with three RBI

and a double while Brianna Hudson was 1-for-4 with a double, Powe went

1-for-3, Carrie Ann Beasley went 1-for-4 , Ford was 1-for-4 and Swindle

went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

The game winning run was scored with two outs in the bottom of the

seventh.

In the pitching circle, Newburn turned in a yeoman's performance. The

senior worked 6-2/3 innings and threw 126 pitches, with 88 of those

going for strikes against the 38 batters she faced.

She gave up 10 runs (six earned) off 10 hits and four walks while

striking out five.

The Lady War Eagles finished third in District 4-5A, dropping a crucial

one-run game to Vancleave late in the season to decide the No. 2 seed

in the playoffs.