Heritage Sweeps Friday Doubleheader

Chattanooga, Tenn. - The Heritage Generals softball team picked up two wins in a Friday night doubleheader at Warner Park on Friday night. The Generals took down defending AAA state champion Wesleyan, 2-1, before topping Horizon, 5-2, in the nightcap.

The sweep improves Heritage's record to 13-2-1 overall. The Generals have now won five straight games and are undefeated to start the month of September.

GAME 1 RECAP

Wesleyan starter Macey Cintron and Heritage starter Addie Edwards combined for 23 strikeouts in a nine-inning pitcher’s duel.

Both teams battled to a scoreless tie until the international tiebreaker (ITB) rule was put into effect. Wesleyan broke through with a run in the top of the ninth before Heritage answered by plating two in the bottom half.

After Wesleyan’s Avery Tucker drove in the game’s first run, Brylee Pritchett singled home Bree Wilson to tie the game at one apiece. Bailee Hollis’ sacrifice bunt advanced Pritchett to third and brought Harper Carstens to the dish.

The senior would smoke a hard ground ball up the middle to score Pritchett and give Heritage a 2-1 win.

Edwards struck out 12 in a career-high nine innings pitched and retired 11 of the final 12 batters she faced. The junior allowed three hits and walked one on 123 pitches.

Wesleyan 1, HHS 2

SCORING PLAYS

T9 | Wesleyan 1, HHS 0 | Avery Tucker singled up the middle. Shayla Bahr scored.

T9 | Wesleyan 1, HHS 1 | Brylee Pritchett singled up the middle. Bree Wilson scored on a throwing error. 

T9 | Wesleyan 1, HHS 2 | Harper Carstens singled up the middle. Brylee Pritchett scored.

GAME 2 RECAP

In its first-ever game against an out-of-state opponent, Heritage downed Horizon (Thornton, Colo.), 5-2, to complete a 4-0 week.

Heritage came out swinging with two runs in the first inning after smacking three hits and taking advantage of two Horizon errors.

The Generals added a pair of runs in the second thanks to an RBI single from Bailee Hollis and a wild pitch that scored Brylee Pritchett.

Kelsey Anderson earned the win in the circle after tossing her fourth complete game of the season. She allowed two earned runs on eight hits and struck out three in six innings of work.

Bailee Hollis led the offensive charge with a four-hit performance. She added to her team-leading RBI total by driving in a pair of General runs. It is the second four-hit game by a General this season after Harper Carstens notched four hits against Ringgold on Aug. 15.

HHS 5, Horizon 2

SCORING PLAYS

T1 | HHS 1, Horizon 0 | Bailee Hollis steals home.

T1 | HHS 2, Horizon 0 | Macie Collins reaches on a fielding error. Harper Carstens scored.

B1 | HHS 2, Horizon 1 | Lilly Mohr doubled to left center field. Morgan Ives scored.

T2 | HHS 3, Horizon 1 | Bailee Hollis singled up the middle. Bree Wilson scored.

T2 | HHS 4, Horizon 1 | Brylee Pritchett scored on a wild pitch.

T4 | HHS 5, Horizon 1 | Bailee Hollis singled up the middle. Brylee Pritchett scored.

B5 | HHS 5, Horizon 2 | Lilly Mohr singled up the middle. Savannah Deaguero scored. Lilly Mohr out advancing to second.

UP NEXT

Heritage (11-2-1. 6-1 7-AAAA) jumps back into region play with a pair of games against Southeast Whitfield. Heritage will travel to Dalton on Tuesday, Sep. 19 before hosting the Raiders on Thursday, Sep. 21. First pitch for both games is set for 5:30 p.m.