For 3.5 innings Reeds Spring could do no wrong. Their bats were exploding and Izzy Erickson was PERFECT in the circle.. Unfortunately a softball game is SEVEN innings long.
The Wolves struck early, after an Erickson fly out to start the game, Abby Rudd and Courtney Scobee hit back to back doubles. And, that was followed by a Maddison Cantrell Big Fly. That allowed the Wolves to jump out to a 3-0 lead before Republic had a chance to bat.
As good as things were going offensively, they were going even better with the Wolves in the field. Erickson sat down the first 9 batters she faced, seven of them with strikeouts.
Reeds Spring would add a four spot in the top of the fourth, as Ericson, Scobee, Welch, and Brooke Davis all had hits. It was 7-0 and folks had to be wondering if this was going to be an early night.
But then, here came the Tigers. Republic would score four runs of their own in the fourth, including back to back homers from Julia Higgins and Livi Collier.
The Wolves did not seem to be deterred as they responded with three runs, themselves, in the top of the fifth. The big blow was a three-run homer off the bat of Courtney Scobee.
But, just when it seemed that control had been regained, Republic came up in the fifth and put up a SEVEN SPOT. Collier had her second homer in as many innings, as the Tigers sent 12 batters to the plate in the inning. They would add another run in the sixth and ended up coming away with a 12-10 decision and dealing Reeds Spring their first loss of the season.
Erickson, Rudd, Courtney Scobee, Dusty Welch, and Brooke Davis all had multiple hits.
Erickson struck out 14 in her six innings of work.
Kaitlin Ragsdale, Higgins, and Collier were all 3-4 for Republic. Higgins was only a single short of the cycle and drove in five.
Reeds Spring gets right back on the field Tuesday vs Lamar.
