Lady Wolves Shutout Indians in Region 23 Opener

WESSON – The Co-Lin Softball team began their hunt for a Region 23 Championship by playing Itawamba on Sunday, May 4. The MACCC Champion and No. 1 seed Lady Wolves beat the No. 8 seed Indians, 8-0.

Both teams had limited baserunners and scoring opportunities for the first two and a half innings until the Lady Wolves exploded for six runs in the bottom of the third as Carson Hughey (Brookhaven) led off the inning begin hit-by-pitch. Back-to-back singles by Brelie Phillips (Conehatta) and Olivia Banes (Pelahatchie) loaded the bases with no outs for the Lady Wolves. Later in the inning, Avery Williams (Olive Branch) hit a two-RBI sacrifice fly scoring both Hughey and Phillips to give the Lady Wolves a 2-0 lead. Banes then scored as Kynlee Madere reached on an error and advanced to second while Emeri Warren (Sebastopol) then hit an RBI-double scoring Madere to increase the lead to 4-0. Morgan Chisolm (Madison) then stepped up to the plate, took one swing of the bat, and crushed a 0-2 pitch over the centerfield fence for a two-run home run, her fifth of the season, extended the lead to 6-0.

After a scoreless fourth inning, the Lady Wolves closed the game with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth as Addison Lindley (Madison) reached base on an error in a pinch-hit appearance with one out while Madere then reentered the game to run. Stella Roberts (Raymond) then singled to put two runners on with one out for the Lady Wolves. After both runners advanced to scoring position on a groundout by Chisolm, Emilie Williams hit a pinch-hit, walk-off, two-RBI single scoring Madere and Roberts to seal the 8-0 victory.

The Lady Wolves totaled nine hits as Brelie Phillips and Emeri Warren led the way with two hits apiece while Olivia Banes, Taylor Efferson (Holden, LA), Stella Roberts, Morgan Chisolm, and Emilie Williams had one hit each. Chisolm, Avery Williams, and Emilie Williams led the Lady Wolves in RBIs with two each while Warren had one RBI.

Emily Richarde (Lakeland, TN) improved to 19-0 with the complete game shutout win allowing just two hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.

Co-Lin improves to 41-4 overall and will play the No. 5 seed Northwest on Monday, May 5. First pitch between the Rangers and the Lady Wolves is set for 1 p.m., at Lady Wolves Field in Wesson.