Vienna —
By HARVEY SIMPSON
Dispatch Sports Editor
CORDELE — After struggling to a 1-4 record in their first five starts of the new season, Crisp Academy’s Lady Wildcats appear to have gotten their act together.
The 16-5 victory they recorded Thursday over Central Fellowship’s Lady Lancers was the fourth in their last five starts and in all of those wins they have scored 11 or more runs.
“I’m very proud of the girls as they all played real well,” coach Erin Davis said after watching her team’s recent performance surge alter its overall record to 5-5 heading into a 4:30 Thursday game at Randolph Southern.
“Maddie (Krause) did a great job of pitching (allowing four hits, fanning three and walking one in four innings of work) as did Jay Jay (Yawn) when she came on in relief (during which she whiffed one and walked two).
“We did make a few errors but kept them to a minimum and in the last two innings in particular we hit the ball really well. It was just another good day for us overall.”
Central Fellowship, which entered hoping to get revenge for the 21-9 whipping Crisp had inflicted upon it five days earlier, capitalized on three Lady Wildcat errors to score twice in the top of the first.
The home team used a pair of walks and several wild pitches and passed balls to draw even in their half of the initial frame and then went ahead for good with a four-run second.
Madi Mitchell lived on an error, Krause got hit by a pitch and Kayla Childers drew a walk to load the bases and get things going. Yawn’s sacrifice fly scored Mitchell before Ashley Athon walked to re-fill the bags. Ashley Purvis doubled to plate Krause and Childers before coming home herself on a passed ball.
After the Lady Lancers got two of those runs back in the third, Crisp scored once in the third when Yawn walked with the sacks full before the visitors came up with another run in the fourth.
The Lady Wildcats then broke the game wide open with a nine-run outburst that featured singles by Kristen Greene and Paige Jackson, doubles by Krause, Purvis and Mitchell and a triple by Athon.
Purvis finished the day with two doubles and a single and Greene wound up with a pair of singles.
Local Sports
Lady ’Cats cruise to win
- Local Sports
-
-
Carter, Goodin, Walker get most valuable Cougar grid awards
Tribute was paid Monday night to members of Crisp County High’s 2011 football team at the school’s annual awards fete sponsored by the Cougar Touchdown Club.
-
Crisp Horseshoe Club holds its annual awards banquet
Crisp Horseshoe Club members held their annual awards banquet Tuesday with almost 30 people in attendance.
-
Crisp netters debut with victories over Cook County
Crisp County High tennis teams “Cooked” up a pair of narrow wins in their 2012 season openers Tuesday.
-
Cougar cagers clobber Worth's Rams
Any extra pleasure Crisp County High’s Cougars derived from their 62-48 win Tuesday night over Worth County’s Rams was tempered by the outcome of a duel pitting a pair of Albany archrivals.
-
Fullington seniors sparkle on day they're honored
On the day they suited up for their final regular season home game ever, it was only fitting that seniors did the bulk of the scoring during Fullington Academy’s Saturday romps past Sherwood.
-
Fullington's Senior Night observation a huge hardwood success
On the day they suited up for their final regular season home game ever, it was only fitting that seniors did the bulk of the scoring during Fullington Academy’s Saturday romps past Sherwood.
-
Cougar teams drop pair to favored Valdosta
As the 2011-12 hoops campaign winds down, Crisp County High boys coach Terry Smith still views his team’s season-opening 68-60 win over Valdosta High as its top performance to date.
-
Dooly, Greenville exchange nail-biting Saturday night wins
The gymnasium here wasn’t a place for the faint of heart to be Saturday night as a pair of games pitting Dooly County and Greenville High went down to the proverbial wire.
-
Area schools face tournament, regular season action starting Tuesday
Region tournament competition that later in the week will involve Crisp and Fullington academies begins today and the final week of regular season play starts this evening for Crisp, Dooly and Wilcox counties.
-
Marshall dismissed from UGA
ATHENS — Former Wilcox High record-setting quarterback and basketball player Nick Marshall is one of three players who have been dismissed from the University of Georgia football team.
- More Local Sports Headlines
-
Carter, Goodin, Walker get most valuable Cougar grid awards
Obama Gives Education Waivers to 10 States
Giffords Aide to Run for Her Seat
LA School in Sex Abuse Scandal Reopens
Winter Slamming North Asia, Parts of Europe
Syrian Forces Renew Bombardment of Homs
States, Banks Reach Foreclosure-abuse Settlement
Raw Video: Italy's Mount Etna Bursts Into Life
Greeks March; Angry Despite Debt Deal
Raw Video: U.S. Pullout Celebration
Raw Video: Annual Empire State Building Run-Up
Man Killed in Courthouse Shootout
Air Force Airlines: Leaders Get Polished Service
Ga Girl Fights Off Kidnapper at Walmart
Nevada Highway Patrol, City Settle Beating Case
Homs Bombardment Continues, Global Outcry Grows
Raw Video: Dog Rescued From Icy Colo. Water
Skip the Coffee Cup and Inhale Your Caffeine Fix
