By Craig Brown

The Lady Golden Eagles of Pee Dee Academy downed the Lady Warriors of Dillon Christian School 14-3 in Dillon on Tuesday.

The Warriors got themselves in a hole early by allowing 11 unearned runs. The Golden Eagles are a much improved team this year but the Warriors made some critical fielding errors and had a poor at bat in innings one and two to find themselves down 8-0 at the end of two.

The Warriors tested three first time pitchers and all three gave an admirable performance. Only three hits were given up by Warrior pitchers Sarah Fitzgibbon, Samantha Carpenter and Greta Seay. There were 14 Golden Eagle batters walked to base but ten of those went down with full counts and some close calls at the plate.

Down 12-0 in the bottom of the third, the Warriors’ leadoff batter, Madison Moody, got to first on a hit but was later called out at third. Emilie Martin and Madison King made it to base on walks and Samantha Carpenter sent a double to center field to score both runners. Carpenter would steal third and come home on a bad throw to the plate to give the Warriors three runs.

The Golden Eagles added two more runs in the fourth inning to take a 14-3 lead and this was the final scoring as the fifth inning was scoreless and the game ended on the 10-run lead fifth inning mercy rule.

On the mound for the Golden Eagles, Kelbie Huggins posted four strikeouts, no hits, and one walked batter, allowing no runs scored for the win in two innings on the mound. Haley Scott posted eight strikeouts and three walked batters and gave up three hits and three runs scored in three innings pitched in relief.

On the mound for the Warriors, Sarah Fitzgibbon faced 15 batters, posted three strikeouts, and gave up one hit with eight walked batters and eight runs scored. Samantha Carpenter faced six batters, ended inning two with a double play, and walked four batters with four runs scored. Greta Seay faced 13 batters with one strikeout and allowed two hits, two walked batters, and two runs scored.

At bat for the Golden Eagles, Katelyn Caulder was 1-for-3 with two RBI; Casey Dozier was 1-for-1; Meagan Webster was 1-for-3 with a fielder’s choice RBI; Haley Scott made it to base on two errors and two walks; Meg Martin made it to base on two walks; Summer Calhoun made it to base on two walks; and Kelbie Huggins had a two RBI error.

For the Warriors, Samantha Carpenter was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI with a stolen base; Madison Moody was 1-for-1; Sara Bass was 1-for-1; Madison King, Sarah Fitzgibbon, and Leah Stephens made it to base on walks and stole a base; and Emilie Martin made it to base on a walk.

The Warriors will play Williamsburg Academy today with game time set for 4 p.m. and will travel to Kingstree on Friday for a rematch with game time set for 6:30 p.m. The Lady Warriors will also play in Sumter on Saturday in the Sumter Invitation Tournament.

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