Lady Wolves Walk Off Against Shelton State

WESSON – The Co-Lin Softball team returned to action hosting Shelton State on Monday, March 4. The Lady Wolves beat the Bucs with a walk-off extra inning, 4-3, win in game one while game two was cancelled due to weather.

The Bucs took advantage of a slow start for the Lady Wolves as the leadoff batter reached on an error and then later scored in the first inning resulting in a 1-0 lead. The Lady Wolves then looked to respond in the bottom of the first as they got two baserunners on with two outs, but a line out ended the inning with no scoring done.

The Bucs continued to stifle the Lady Wolves offense and then increased their lead with a single run in the fifth making the score, 2-0. The Lady Wolves once again looked to respond in the bottom of the fifth as they placed two runners on with one out, but a line out followed by a ground out ended the inning with no scoring done.

The Lady Wolves broke through in emphatic fashion with three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Abby Grace Richardson (Brookhaven) and Kinley Ainsworth (Brandon) hit back-to-back singles to once again put two runners on with one out. However, this time the Lady Wolves cashed in as Zykeria Cole (Magee) took one swing of the bat and crushed a 1-0 over the left field fence for a three-run home run, her first of the season, to give the Lady Wolves a 3-2 lead.

The Bucs then tied the game with back-to-back one-out doubles in the top of the seventh making the score, 3-3. The Lady Wolves then had back-to-back singles by Carson Hughey (Brookhaven) and Madison Moak (Brookhaven) to start the bottom of the seventh. Kynlee Madere (Paulina, LA) then hit a sacrifice bunt to advance the winning run to third with one out, but the Bucs then got two line outs by the Lady Wolves to end the inning sending the game into extra innings.

The Bucs and Lady Wolves played the eighth inning under international tiebreaker rules allowing the final out from the previous inning to be placed on second base. The Bucs got the go-ahead run to third base with one out, but a line out followed by a strikeout left the runner stranded at third to end the inning. Ainsworth was then placed at second base for the Lady Wolves in the bottom of the eighth and then Cole delivered once again, this time hitting a walk-off double to give the Lady Wolves a 4-3 victory.

Zykeria Cole led the way offensively for the Lady Wolves going 2-for-4 at the plate and had all four RBIs for the team. Madison Moak, Abby Grace Richardson, Kinley Ainsworth, Carson Hughey, and Sarah Grace Smith (Crystal Springs) had one hit each.

Cara Biswell (Brandon) pitched a complete game in the win and improved to 3-1 on the season. Biswell allowed three runs, one earned, on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

Co-Lin improves to 8-1 overall and will host Lansing on Wednesday, March 6. First pitch between the Stars and the Lady Wolves is set for 2 p.m., at Lady Wolves Softball Field in Wesson.