Generals Pick Up Road Win at Southeast

Dalton, Ga. - The Heritage Generals softball team earned a 16-0 run-rule win over Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday night in Dalton.

With the win, the Generals improve to 14-2-1 overall and 7-1 in the region. Southeast Whitfield drops to 1-12-1 overall and 0-8 in region play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Ella Blansit opened the scoring for the Generals with an RBI sacrifice fly in the first inning. She tied a career-high with three RBI after a 2-RBI double added to her total.

After a scoreless bottom of the second from Addie Edwards in the circle, Heritage’s offense brought 15 hitters to the plate in a ten-run frame that ballooned their lead to 11-0. Harper Carstens blasted her third home run of the season as part of the huge inning.

The Generals added five more runs in the fifth to extend their lead to 16-0. Molly O’Brien blasted her first high school home run to lead off the inning while Bree Wilson and Ema Tanner also collected RBI in the frame.

HHS 16, SWCHS 0

SCORING PLAYS

T1 | HHS 1, SWCHS 0 | Ella Blansit out on sacrifice fly. Bailee Hollis scored.

T3 | HHS 3, SWCHS 0 | Ella Blansit doubled to right field. Harper Carstens and Macie Collins scored.

T3 | HHS 4, SWCHS 0 | Abbie Young singled up the middle. Ella Blansit scored.

T3 | HHS 5, SWCHS 0 | Ema Tanner singled through the left side. Bree Wilson scored.

T3 | HHS 6, SWCHS 0 | Brylee Pritchett reached on an error. Landry White scored.

T3 | HHS 7, SWCHS 0 | Bailee Hollis grounds out. Ema Tanner scored.

T3 | HHS 9, SWCHS 0 | Harper Carstens homered to left field. Brylee Pritchett scored.

T3 | HHS 11, SWCHS 0 | Abbie Young doubled to center field. Macie Collins and Ella Blansit scored.

T5 | HHS 12, SWCHS 0 | Molly O’Brien homered to left center field.

T5 | HHS 13, SWCHS 0 | Ema Tanner singled to left field. Alexis Faulkenberry scored.

T5 | HHS 14, SWCHS 0 | Bree Wilson doubled to left field. Mary Day Elsenrath scored.

T5 | HHS 16, SWCHS 0 | Electra Bolwing reached on an error. Ema Tanner and Bree Wilson scored.

UP NEXT

Heritage (14-2-1. 7-1 7-AAAA) concludes its three-game series with Southeast Whitfield at home on Thursday, Sep. 21. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m.