Thursday's softball roundup: Woodland sweeps Hiram, Cass and Adairsville fall to region foes

The Woodland softball team swept a Region 7-AAAAA doubleheader with Hiram Thursday night at home while Cass dropped a pair of one-run decisions at Calhoun.

Adairsville fell to Rockmart in Region 6-AAA and Cartersville’s doubleheader at Blessed Trinity was rained out.

WOODLAND 5, HIRAM 4

Cambrie Carrington hit a walk-off, solo home run in Thursday night’s first game to lift the Lady Cats to a come-from-behind win over visiting Hiram.

Woodland scored three runs over the final two innings for the victory after the Hornets took a 3-2 lead through five frames.

Peyton Dorn earned the pitching win for the Wildcats with a seven inning effort. She allowed four runs (only one earned) on 10 hits and no walks. Dorn fanned three.

Michiah Hicks produced three hits including a triple for the Woodland offense. Lainey Baker had two hits and two RBIs. Bitsy Hartsfield followed with two hits and one RBI. Jessica Ryan also added two hits. Cassie Jones (RBI) and Dorn contributed one hit apiece.

WOODLAND 16, HIRAM 4

Woodland cruised to an easy four-inning win in the nightcap of Thursday’s home doubleheader with a 16-4 win over the visiting Hornets.

Michiah Hicks (3 RBIs), Dylynn Motes (2 RBIs), and Mackenzie Araya (RBI) had two hits each to lead the Wildcats’ offense. Cambrie Carrington hit a three-run home run. Cassie Jones drove in two runs with a base hit while Peyton Dorn and Lainey Baker both added one hit and one RBI each.

Jones collected the pitching victory giving up four earned runs on seven hits and no walks. She struck out two.

Thursday’s losses drop Hiram to 1-13 for the season and 0-10 in Region 7-AAAAA.

Woodland (10-10-2, 7-5) plays Friday and Saturday in the Chattanooga SCORE Invitational hosted by Gordon Lee and has a three-game series with Cartersville next week.

CALHOUN 7, CASS 6

Calhoun won a back-and-forth fray with visiting Cass in the first game of a Region 7-AAAAA doubleheader Thursday night, 7-6.

Cass took a 3-0 led in the top of the first inning on the first of two Ansley Hight home runs. The Lady Colonels extended their lead to 4-2 in the top of the third and took a 5-4 lead in the top of the fourth. Calhoun went ahead for good in the bottom of the fourth 6-5. The Yellow Jackets then added a solo home run in the fifth and Cass made it a 7-6 final with a second Ansley Hight solo home run in the seventh.

Molly Banks had three hits including a home run to pace Calhoun’s 13 hit attack. Paris Kirby had two doubles and two RBIs. In addition to Hight’s two home runs and three RBIs. Alexis Woods and Dariana Sosa finished with two hits including a double and one RBI each. Rachael Lee contributed a double. Eryn Lee, Haylee Dishmon, Reese Howard, and Savannah Tatum added one hit apiece for the Colonels.

CALHOUN 5, CASS 4

Calhoun scored twice in the bottom of the sixth then got out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the seventh inning to edge Cass in the second game of their Thursday doubleheader, 5-4.

Cass held leads of 2-0 and 4-3 before the Yellow Jackets came from behind in their last offensive frame.

Avery Greeson tossed a complete game to earn the Calhoun pitching win. Emma Rogers and Paris Kirby had two hits each for the Jackets.

Rachael Lee allowed only two earned runs but was tagged with the pitching loss for Cass. She gave up six hits and five walks while recording one strikeout.

Darianna Sosa had three hits including a double for the Lady Colonels’ offense. Alexis Woods followed with two hits including a double and one RBI. Eryn Lee contributed one hit and Reese Howard added one RBI.

With their one-run wins, Calhoun improves to 13-8 on the season and 10-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass (7-9, 4-7) has four region games remaining over the next two weeks to try and earn a state playoff berth. The Lady Colonels have three games remaining with Hiram and one with Blessed Trinity. Cass will participate this weekend in the Chattanooga SCORE Invitational hosted by Gordon Lee.

ROCKMART 10, ADAIRSVILLE 0

Rockmart pitcher Emma Scott tossed a complete game, seven-hitter Thursday night as the Yellow Jackets defeated Adairsville, 10-0. Scott struck out three and walked two.

Rockmart (10-5, 7-3) out hit Adairsville twelve to seven.

The game was moved to Hamilton Crossing Park due to wet field conditions at Adairsville.

Chelsea Bates led the Tigers’ offense with three hits. Kelsey Gleason, McKenzie Pullum, Riley Mounger, and Alissa Winters added one hit each.

Adairsville (5-12, 3-8) hosts Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe next Tuesday in their next Region 6-AAA game.

CARTERSVILLE, BLESSED TRINITY POSTPONED

The Cartersville softball team had its doubleheader at Blessed Trinity postponed due to rain and field conditions. The two teams have set a makeup date for October 6.