Heritage Celebrates 2024 Class With Win

RINGGOLD - The Heritage Generals softball team celebrated its senior class with an 8-4 win over Cedartown on Thursday night at the Heritage Softball Complex.

Heritage picked up its tenth region win on Thursday night and improved to 17-2-1 overall. The Generals currently lead the Region 7-AAAA standings by one game over second-place Central.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Each team traded runs in the opening frame with the Bulldogs breaking the scoreless tie. After a one-out triple from Shailey Pittman, Chastity Washington laid down a sacrifice bunt to bring home the game’s first run. Heritage countered with three runs in the bottom half to claim the early lead. Landry White broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-RBI single to right field.

Bailee Hollis added to the General lead in the second with a two-run inside-the-park home run to left field. It is the third inside-the-park home run hit on Heritage’s home field this season, joining Harper Carstens and Jenna Ryans’ round-trippers against Northwest Whitfield.

Both sides traded two-run innings in the third as Cedartown tried to cut into the General lead. After Pittman and Washington recorded RBI for the Bulldogs, Brylee Pritchett put Heritage back up by four with a two-RBI single that scored Clara Beth Elsenrath and Electra Bowling.

Kelsey Anderson earned the win in the circle for the Generals. The right-hander enjoyed her senior night with her fifth complete game of the season. She struck out a season-high six batters in seven innings of work while scattering three hits and allowing four runs (three earned).

CHS 4, HHS 8

SCORING PLAYS

T1 | CHS 1, HHS 0 | Chastity Washington out on a sacrifice bunt. Shailey Pittman scored.

B1 | CHS 1, HHS 1 | Harper Carstens reached on an error. Bailee Hollis scored.

B1 | CHS 1, HHS 3 | Landry White singled through the right side. Macie Collins and Jenna Ryans scored.

B2 | CHS 1, HHS 5 | Bailee Hollis hit an inside-the-park home run to left field. Brylee Pritchett scored.

T3 | CHS 2, HHS 5 | Shailey Pittman tripled to left field. Anna Beth O’Neal scored.

T3 | CHS 3, HHS 5 | Chastity Washington out on a sacrifice bunt. Shailey Pittman scored.

B3 | CHS 3, HHS 7 | Brylee Pritchett singled through the right side, advanced to second on the throw. Clara Beth Elsenrath and Electra Bowling scored.

T5 | CHS 4, HHS 7 | Hayvin Barclay reached on an error. Hayvin Barclay scored on the same error.

B6 | CHS 4, HHS 8 | Jenna Ryans tripled to right center field. Harper Carstens scored.

UP NEXT

The Generals (17-2-1, 10-1 7-AAAA) continue their Region 7-AAAA slate with the final game of a three-game series with Sonoraville on Monday, Oct. 2. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Heritage Softball Complex.