Lady Ads clinch leads in sixth inning to defeat Nelson County
Published 10:01 pm Friday, May 17, 2019
- Infield players touch gloves before the third inning begins. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
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The Danville Lady Admirals took the lead late and defeated Nelson County 8-7 on Friday. The game was tied at six with Nelson County batting in the top of the sixth, scoring one run.
Both pitching staffs had their hands full, frequently dealing with runners on base.
Danville collected 12 hits and Nelson County had 14.
The Lady Admirals captured the lead in the second inning when Rachel Matherly singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Danville knotted the game up at seven in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the Admirals scored one run when Natalie Fieberg singled.
The Ads scored four runs in the second inning. Danville’s offense in the inning was led by Fieberg, Ellie Dampier, Amiya Crawford and Matherly, who each had RBIs in the inning.
Peyton Young took the win for the Ads. She allowed 14 hits and seven runs over seven innings, striking out three and walking zero.
The Ads saw the ball well Friday, racking up 12 hits in the game. Faith Breitenbach, Anna Swann and Fieberg all collected multiple hits for the Lady Ads
Fieberg, Swann, and Breitenbach each collected three hits to lead Danville.
Nelson County racked up 14 hits in the game, with four players each collecting multiple hits.
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- Ben Kleppinger/ben.kleppinger@amnews.com Peyton Young delivers a pitch.
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- Samantha Bottom runs home to score for Danville as a Nelson County player (#13) fields a single to left field by Natalie Fieberg in the second inning. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
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- Peyton Young delivers a pitch in the top of the second inning. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
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- Abigail Thomas watches a pitch come her way in the first inning. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
