Lady Mavs earn spot in district tourney
Ashlynn Grisham makes the catch for the Lady Mavericks during last week’s tournament play against Cum- berland Gap. (photo:Ricky Williams )
The Lady Mavericks earned their way into the postseason by notching a 15-5 victory over Cumberland Gap in a game Friday night at ACHS.
That victory was Anderson County’s fourth win of the week and earned the Lady Mavericks a first-round date with top-seeded Gibbs in Corryton in a game on Monday night. Results were not available at press time.
ACHS (12-21) fell behind the Lady Panthers 3-0 in the top of the first inning.
The Lady Mavericks, however, would respond quickly as they scored four runs in the bottom of the frame.
They would go on to add two runs in both the third and fourth innings before scoring one in the fifth, closing the game out early with six runs in the bottom of the sixth.
The Lady Mavericks have won three in a row and enter the district tournament having won six of their last seven games.
“We’re playing pretty well right now and hopefully, we’re peaking at the right time,” Lady Mavs Coach Allen Russell said. “Gibbs is going to be a tough challenge, but we’re going to go over there and see what we can do.”
Against the Lady Panthers Friday night, Anderson County pounded out 18 hits and took advantage of five Cumberland Gap errors.
Leadoff hitter Kaycee Baldwin provided a big spark for the ACHS attack as she went 4-for-5. She totaled three runs, three stolen bases, two doubles and an RBI from the top spot in the order.
“She’s really confident right now,” Russell said of Baldwin.
Alli McKamey had three hits, including two that went for extra bases. She had a double, a triple and drove in two runs. Marlea Finstad had three hits (including two doubles). She scored three runs and drove in another. Ashlynn Grisham came up with three hits, two RBIs and a run scored.
Ella Varner doubled and drove in a run, while Miranda McCracken went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base. Reese Brock had a hit, a run and an RBI.
In the circle, freshman Addy Grooms pitched a complete game, going six innings. She yielded five runs (four earned), six hits and three walks. She had 11 strikeouts.
On Thursday, Anderson County notched an 11-1 victory over Northview Academy as McKamey had three hits and drove in three runs.
Baldwin went 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and a stolen base. Brooklyn Dugger doubled and scored three times, while Siebers had two hits, including a double. She had three RBIs and scored a run.
In their regular-season district finale, the Lady Mavericks defeated Cumberland Gap, 15-2, on Wednesday, May 1.
Hallie Hooks went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Baldwin had two hits, including a double, three runs, two stolen bases and an RBI. Siebers amassed two hits, three RBIs and two runs.
On Tuesday, April 30, the Lady Mavs lost to Powell, 16-8 after opening the week with an 11-4 victory over at Oak Ridge the previous day.