UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens staked an early lead with four runs in the opening inning and it was enough to ward off a late rally by the Cascade Lady Champions as the Viqueens defeated …
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UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens staked an early lead with four runs in the opening inning and it was enough to ward off a late rally by the Cascade Lady Champions as the Viqueens defeated the Lady Champs 5-2 in a District 7-AA softball game Wednesday night.
Community (12-6-1, 5-0) put together four hits to score its four runs in the first inning. After Anna Haskins led off with a single and stole second, Abi Brown plated the first run with an RBI double.
A walk to Zoey Dixon and a stolen base was followed by a run-scoring single by Alana Tate to put the Viqueens up 2-0. A Taylar Wessner RBI groundout and a single for a run by Carlie Blanton completed the first inning scoring.
The Lady Champs bounced back for two runs in the second inning. After pitcher Brianna Horn led off the inning with a walk, Hannah Vandiver came to the plate with one out and fouled a couple of pitches before drilling an opposite field home run to right to cut the Viqueen lead to 4-2.
The Viqueens looked to increased their advantage in the third inning, but Horn shut down Community after the Viqueens loaded the bases.
Community added an insurance run in the fifth inning as Abi Brown homered over the left field fence to put the Viqueens up 5-2.
The Lady Champions threatened in the sixth inning, but a Community double play thwarted the rally as the Viqueens maintained their lead.
Cascade refused to throw in the towel and put the tying runs on base in the seventh inning with two outs, but Viqueen reliever Annie Prince struck out the side to preserve the Community win.
Hits were at a minimum as the Viqueens had five hits off Horn, with four of those hits coming in the opening frame while the Lady Champs could only muster two hits off the Community tandem of Wessner and Prince.
Horn struck out seven for the Lady Champions while Wessner struck out one and Prince fanned three for the Viqueens.
Brown's two hits led the Viqueens while Vandiver and Claire Perry had the two Lady Champ hits.
Cascade 020 000 0 — 2 2 1
Community 400 010 x — 5 5 3
Cascade: Hannah Vandiver 1-for-3, Claire Perry 1-for-3.
Community: Abi Brown 2-for-3, Alana Tate 1-for-1, Carlie Blanton 1-for-2, Anna Haskins 1-for-4.
WP: Taylar Wessner
LP: Brianna Horn
SV: Annie Prince
