FARMINGTON -- Senior slugger Brandy Wallace left a lasting impression, bombarding Bentonville West pitching with a 4 of 5, 2 RBI performance to lead Farmington past the Lady Wolverines, 11-8.
The senior drove West crazy every time she came up to bat on April 10. Wallace doubled in the first, doubled in the third, singled in the fourth and doubled in the sixth. Farmington had 10 hits in the game to offset an 11-hit outing by West. Wallace, Anna Bennett (2 for 3) and Madison Parrish (2 for 4) all contributed multiple hits for the Lady Cardinals with each driving in two runs.
"Brandy Wallace went 4 for 5. Up and down throughout the lineup we did a good job," said Farmington coach Randy Osnes.
Of the 11 hits by West, Sydney Sneed (2 of 3, 1 RBI), Emily Roberson (2 of 4, 3 RBIs), and Jazmine Dodd (2 of 4)had multiple hits. Junior Anna Griffin had a home-run for West.
West took an early lead in the first inning with Roberson singling to score one run. Their advantage was short-lived however as Farmington exploded for eight runs in bottom half of the inning. The Lady Cardinals scored on a single by Parrish and another by Bennett, which drove in two runs. Farmington starter Paige Devecsery helped her cause with an RBI fielder's choice, that was followed by another RBI fielder's choice by McKenzi Bogan.
"That was a huge boost to start the game off with," Osnes said. "The kids saw the ball well. We played good defense behind our pitching."
The Lady Cardinals chased West starter Brittany Crowson, who took the loss. Crowson tossed one-third of an inning, surrendering eight runs and three hits, issuing one walk with one strike-out. Following a wild pitch, which allowed another Farmington run to score, Crowson was relieved by Emily Wood, who induced a ground-out by Brandy Wallace that scored a run. Farmington's eighth run of the inning came courtesy of an RBI single by first baseman Callie Harper.
West scored in every inning except the fourth, but could not string together more than two runs in an inning. They trailed, 8-3, after the second inning and, 10-4, after the third. Farmington held an 11-7 lead going into the seventh and held on for their 16th victory of the season with six losses.
Devecsery earned her tenth win against two losses for the Lady Cardinals. She nearly went the distance, pitching six innings, giving up eight runs on 10 hits, and striking out six Lady Wolverines. Bogan pitched the seventh inning, giving up one run on one hit with one strike-out.
Sports on 05/03/2017