Gentry shines as Lady Colonels sweep first-round series

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October 14, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

Cass pitcher Kylie Gentry earned two wins and struck out 15 in the Colonels' first-round playoff sweep at Southwest DeKalb. She also had five hits and five RBI in the doubleheader.

The Cass Lady Colonels won their Class 5A first-round playoff series on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta, sweeping a doubleheader against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers, 16-1 and 2-1.

Cass exploded for nine runs in the top of the first inning in Game 1 and finished with 16 runs on 11 hits. Southwest DeKalb struggled defensively, committing six errors and allowing seven unearned runs.

Game 2 was much tighter, with the Lady Colonels carrying a 2-0 lead into the final inning. The Panthers got a one-out triple in the seventh and scored on a passed ball, but Cass pitcher Kylie Gentry struck out the final two batters to close out the victory.

Gentry was the winning pitcher in both games. She went three innings in Game 1, allowing one earned run on three hits with no walks and five strikeouts. In Game 2, the junior hurler went all seven innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits. She again issued no walks and struck out ten. Lily Powell pitched one inning in Game 1, yielding no runs on one hit. She issued no walks and struck out two.

Shyia Woods (double, three RBI) and Gentry (double, triple, five RBI) led the Lady Colonels’ offense in the playoff opener, each with three hits. Maci Walker collected two hits and one RBI. Kharmin Collum hit a solo home run. Natalie Hughes (RBI) and Lindsey Chubb each had one hit, and MJ McFarlane added one RBI.

In Game 2, Woods and Gentry each produced two hits. McFarlane (RBI), Hughes, Rilyn Caspari, and Addy Bauder each had one hit. Lindsey Chubb drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

Southwest DeKalb finished the season 20-4.

Cass (17-11) advances to a second-round, best-of-three series next Wednesday and Thursday against No. 8-seeded Starrs Mill in Fayetteville. The Panthers (23-7) swept LaGrange in the first round, 1-0 and 3-2.

The winner of the Cass/Starrs Mill series advances to the Class 5A Final Eight double-elimination tournament in Columbus on October 28-31.