Fairfield Lady Lions compete in Akron Spring Showcase Tournament
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The Highland County Press-
The Fairfield Lady Lions spent the weekend participating in the Akron Racers Spring Showcase Tournament in Akron and playing some very tough Division II and III opponents. The games were rained out on Sunday, but the Fairfield varsity team was able to play three games and the Fairfield JV team two games.
Fairfield played the No. 9 state-ranked Division III team, the Sandy Valley Lions, as the game featured two high-powered offenses. Sandy Valley took the early lead, but Fairfield fought back to tie the score 3-3 in the second inning.
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Sandy Valley took the lead 6-3 in the top of the fourth, but Fairfield scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning 6-4. Both teams were scoreless in the fifth inning, before Sandy Valley erupted with a big inning in the sixth and Fairfield was unable to answer back, losing by a 16-4 score.
Megan Gragg (3-for-3) and Kaiti White (2-for-3) led the Lady Lions offense. White (8-2) suffered the loss, and Arrianna Ott picked up the win.
The Lady Lions bounced back on Saturday afternoon with a 9-5 victory over Notre Dame Cathedral Latin.
Fairfield had 13 hits in the game. Lyndee Spargur (3-for-4, three runs), Layla Hattan (3-for-4, four RBI), White (2-for-4), Molly Thackston (2-for-4) and Madison Fox (2-for-3) led the offense. Gragg picked up the win for the Lady Lions in relief of White, as this was Gragg’s first appearance in the circle this season.
The Lady Lions had 10 hits against Firelands Saturday evening, but their defense committed an uncharacteristic six errors that led to five unearned runs for Firelands as the Lady Lions lost by a 13-6 score.
White (3-for-5) and Spargur (2-for-3) led the Lady Lions offense. Thackston had the biggest hit of the game when she stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the first inning and drove a line drive to the right-centerfield fence to clear the bases for the early 3-0 lead.
Gragg suffered the loss, but Gracie Lawson pitched very well in relief, allowing two runs, neither earned, over 4.1 innings.
The junior varsity Lady Lions lost to Champion (Warren) but bounced back to defeat Howland (Warren) 5-3.
The Lady Lions were ranked No. 7 in the first Division III State Coaches Poll released Monday evening.
Fairfield played the No. 9 state-ranked Division III team, the Sandy Valley Lions, as the game featured two high-powered offenses. Sandy Valley took the early lead, but Fairfield fought back to tie the score 3-3 in the second inning.
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Sandy Valley took the lead 6-3 in the top of the fourth, but Fairfield scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning 6-4. Both teams were scoreless in the fifth inning, before Sandy Valley erupted with a big inning in the sixth and Fairfield was unable to answer back, losing by a 16-4 score.
Megan Gragg (3-for-3) and Kaiti White (2-for-3) led the Lady Lions offense. White (8-2) suffered the loss, and Arrianna Ott picked up the win.
The Lady Lions bounced back on Saturday afternoon with a 9-5 victory over Notre Dame Cathedral Latin.
Fairfield had 13 hits in the game. Lyndee Spargur (3-for-4, three runs), Layla Hattan (3-for-4, four RBI), White (2-for-4), Molly Thackston (2-for-4) and Madison Fox (2-for-3) led the offense. Gragg picked up the win for the Lady Lions in relief of White, as this was Gragg’s first appearance in the circle this season.
The Lady Lions had 10 hits against Firelands Saturday evening, but their defense committed an uncharacteristic six errors that led to five unearned runs for Firelands as the Lady Lions lost by a 13-6 score.
White (3-for-5) and Spargur (2-for-3) led the Lady Lions offense. Thackston had the biggest hit of the game when she stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the first inning and drove a line drive to the right-centerfield fence to clear the bases for the early 3-0 lead.
Gragg suffered the loss, but Gracie Lawson pitched very well in relief, allowing two runs, neither earned, over 4.1 innings.
The junior varsity Lady Lions lost to Champion (Warren) but bounced back to defeat Howland (Warren) 5-3.
The Lady Lions were ranked No. 7 in the first Division III State Coaches Poll released Monday evening.