Heritage Splits Friday Doubleheader

Chattanooga, Tenn. - The Heritage Generals softball team split a Friday doubleheader at Warner Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee as part of the Gordon Lee SCORE Tournament. HHS fell, 3-1, in eight innings to Wesleyan before defeating Cass, 8-0, in the night cap.

Heritage ends the week at 3-1 before jumping into the remainder of their region schedule. The Generals carry a 12-5 overall record and 6-1 region mark into next week’s games against Southeast Whitfield.

GAME 1 RECAP

With the game still scoreless heading into the seventh inning, the game entered into an international tiebreaker. Wesleyan scores first after a sacrifice fly from Marjee Williams.

Heritage would answer thanks to an RBI single from Jenna Ryans that scored Emily Holcomb. Ryans collected her team-leading 13th RBI on the season, and remains the only General with double digit RBI.

A Heritage fielding error proved to be the difference in the contest, though. An errant throw in a rundown situation allowed two Wesleyan runners to score, putting the Wolves up 3-1.

WS 3, HHS 1

SCORING PLAYS

T7th | WS 1, HHS 0 | Marjee Williams hits a sacrifice fly. Alyssa Flood scores. TJ Webb out advancing to third.

B7th | WS 1, HHS 1 | Jenna Ryans singles. Emily Holcomb scores.

T8th | WS 3, HHS 1 | Lily Nydam grounds into a fielder’s choice. TJ Webb scores. Chekka Salmieri scores on an error.

OF NOTE

• The extra innings loss is the first for HHS since Oct. 30, 2020 when the Generals fell, 2-1, to Central in the GHSA Class AAAA State Tournament.

• Starting pitcher Addie Edwards has not allowed an earned run in each of her last three starts, accumulating to 21.0 consecutive innings of not allowing an earned run. Each of the three runs allowed in tonight’s game were unearned.

GAME 2 RECAP

Heritage got another strong pitching performance from starter Kelsey Anderson, and the General offense struck for eight runs on 13 hits in the five-inning win.

Anderson went the distance in the five-inning contest, striking out six and walking one while allowing two hits.

Bailee Hollis and Lexi Duckett each produced three-hit games to pace the offense. Macie Collins tied her season high with three RBI while going 1-for-1 and reaching base twice. Ema Tanner finished 2-for-2 and recorded her first career RBI with her single in the fourth.

OF NOTE

• Heritage earned its fifth run-rule win of the season and fourth shutout in the last five games.

• Macie Collins recorded her 12th career multi-RBI game. She has driven in three or more runs in seven games over her young career.

• Anderson tossed her third complete game of the season and 11th of her career. She also recorded back-to-back complete game shutouts for the first time in her career.