Forbush’s Virginia Crews won 2 to 3 on the plate of victory over Lady Falcons’ Randleman in the first round of the NCHSAA2A softball playoffs.
The McMichael softball team used late-game heroes to defeat Four Bush 7-5 at the end of the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A Playoffs in East Bend.
One of those heroic acts came in the form of a two-run home run from two-out Haley Joyce in a tieball game in the top of the seventh inning.
However, in front of Joyce’s long ball, the No. 13 Lady Phoenix dragged 5-4 to the sixth top.
Joyce jumped to Brooke Davis on second base after Savannah Rockhart, who became home in the third inning, deliberately walked. Lockhart advanced to the center with a single from Makena Stewart, scoring a goal in Bradin Case and drawing the match.
After pitcher Erie Southern hit Cary Balls on the pitch, freshmen gathered themselves and triggered a flyout to Emily Hopper and Jada Johnson.
Forbush and McMichael, who finished the season 19-7, finished the first three innings of the game as they were drawn 4-4.
Lady Phoenix (21-7) jumped into a 4-0 advantage with a third top highlighted in Rockhart’s Grand Slam.
Davis put the Lady Falcons on the board in the bottom of the third inning with an RBI single.
Forbush loaded the base and tied the game with a two-run single after Emma Sorrel’s single and Aria Wilson scored two hits in the game. Corbin Brown also scored at bat in Wilson’s wild pitch.
Wilson gave the 4th Lady Falcons a run batted in in the bottom of the 5th inning with an RBI single.
Southern was defeated by the Lady Falcons because he allowed 7 hits, 4 walks and defeated 5 in a complete game.
McMichael saw Tuesday night losing 4-3 at West Stokes to end the season.
Lady Falcons blank Randleman to move forward
In the first round of the NCHSAA playoffs on May 10, Forbush sent Randleman 8-0, with three new walk-off wins.
Virginia Crew and Casey Matthews’ consecutive RBI singles gave Lady Falcons a 2-0 lead after two innings. The senior crew, who played 2 to 3 on the plate, extended their lead to 5-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning after the game’s second RBI single.
Emma Sorrel and Wilson interrupted the match in the bottom of the sixth inning with three runs. Sorrel connected with a RBI single and Wilson added a two-run single.
Early Run’s support gave Southern a lot of work as she threw two hits shutouts and nine strikeouts without a walk.
In addition to the crew, Wall finished with two hits, and Brown and Southern finished with one hit.
