ACS girls win 2 last week
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Atmore Christian School went 2-1 in softball action last week.
The Lady Rams beat Christian Collegiate Academy 13-7, 13-0 in a doubleheader on Friday, and fell 16-6 to Central Christian of Robertsdale on Tuesday.
ACS 13, CCA 7
Courtney Hursh went 3-for-5 with two runs and four RBIs; Gracie Coon went 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI; Haven Shores went 2-for-2 with two runs; Lauren Metzler went 2-for-4 with three runs; Kaylynn Swartzendruber went 1-for-5 with three RBIs; Valen Shelly went 1-for-3 with three runs and an RBI; Kelsey Baker went 1-for-4 with a run and two RBIs; and Miriah Skelton and Sehoye Buckley scored one run each.
Metzler struck out 10 and allowed seven runs (four earned) on five hits in a complete game.
ACS 13, CCA 0
Metzler went 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI; Swartzendruber went 2-for-3 with two runs and four RBIs; Shelly went 2-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs; Chaselyn Phillips scored two runs; and Hursh went 1-for-2 with three runs and two RBIs.
Swartzendruber struck out four and allowed no runs on one hit in five innings.
Shelley hit an inside-the-park grand slam in the third inning when the Lady Rams scored five runs.
ACS added two runs in the fourth and six in the fifth.
“We did a good job of continually adding to our score and playing great defense,” ACS coach Anthony Swartzendruber said.
Central Christian 16, ACS 6
Lauren Metzler went 3-for-4 with two runs; Kaylynn Swartzendruber went 2-for-4; Gracie Coon went 2-for-3 with an RBI; Valen Shelly went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and one run; Courtney Hursh scored one run; and Sehoye Buckley scored one run to lead the Lady Rams.
Metzler allowed six runs (four earned) on five hits, walked three and struck out two. Swartzendruber allowed 10 runs (three earned) on five hits and walked two.
The Lady Rams led 3-0 in the first inning, but Central answered with two runs in the bottom half of the frame. CCA added four runs in the third, but ACS tied the game up.
CCA then scored four runs in the fourth, and three each in the fifth and sixth.
“The game got away from us when we committed six errors over the last three innings,” Swartzendruber said.