Lady Indians’ bats stay hot in run-rule win over Hinds

Lady Indians' bats stay hot in run-rule win over Hinds
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com

RAYMOND, MS – The Lady Indians' pounded out 16 hits in six innings in their 16-7 run-rule victory in the second game of the day against Hinds.

"The girls did a good job of keeping the bats hot in the second game," said Coach Andy Kirk. "A lot of times you kind of cool off the break between games, but the girls did a great job of staying focused and being aggressive at the plate."

Haley Moore (Booneville), Courtney Roberts (Hatley), Kaitlin Bradley (New Hope), and Arriann Henry (Ecru) each had three hits while Laken Shankle (Bruce) and Katrina Wilson (Oxford) added a pair of hits each.

The Lady Indians (4-0) used back-to-back four-run innings to break open a 3-3 contest before invoking the mercy rule with five runs in the top of the sixth inning.

Wilson had a career-high five RBIs with Shankle pushing across four more runs and Roberts driving in three.

"We got a lot of timely hits," said Kirk. "That's something we've struggled with in the first three games of the year, but the girls did a great job of coming up with clutch hits when we had runners in scoring position."

Of the 16 hits, seven with for extra bases with Wilson and Roberts hitting their first home runs of the season.

Cassidy Hardy (Gordo, AL) gave up six runs, five earned, on seven hits and four walks with one strikeout to improve to 2-0 on the season. Katlin McDuffy (Iuka) closed out the night giving up one earned run on three hits while sitting down two Hinds batter.

"Our freshmen pitchers are still adjusting to this level of play," said Kirk. "I thought Hardy and McDuffy did a great job battling all game long."

The Lady Indians are scheduled to host Gadsden State on Thursday with the First American National Bank opening pitch slated for 2:00 p.m.