Lady Lions continue shutouts and wins

Photo by Mike Eckels Gravette’s Cally Kildow delivers a pitch over the plate during the April 14 Gravette-Berryville softball contest at Gravette High School softball field in Gravette.
Photo by Mike Eckels Gravette’s Cally Kildow delivers a pitch over the plate during the April 14 Gravette-Berryville softball contest at Gravette High School softball field in Gravette.

GRAVETTE -- Cally Kildow threw another shutout on Friday when the Lady Lions defeated the visting Lady Bobcats from Berryville. She pitched four innings, struck out 12 batters and walked none.

While Kildow and her teammates didn't allow a single run, the Lady Lions scored plenty of runs and sent home the Lady Bobcats scratched and bleeding in the 16-0 win on Friday.

The Berryville girls had only two hits in the game. Gravette had 12, with Sumer Kaba, Gabbi Curtis, Kildow and Hannah Cole each racking up multiple hits. Curtis and Kaba each had three. Kaba led with four RBIs in the game.

Cole and Kaba each had triples in the game. Hitting doubles were Kaba, Curtis, Bailey Elmore and Kildow.

Gravette took the lead early with two runs in the first and another eight in the second. The Lady Lions scored another three runs in both the third and fourth innings to mercy rule their opponents and seal their win in four innings of play.

Gravette 5, Pea Ridge 2

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The Lady Lions broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run fifth inning, and freshman Cally Kildow allowed just three hits.

Kildow struck out 12 and walked just one in a complete-game win. She was also 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and a triple. Sumer Kaba was 2-for-4 with a double for Gravette.

Stephanie Chase took the loss for Pea Ridge, allowing eight hits with four strikeouts. Hollyn Davis was 2-for-3 with a double for Pea Ridge. Quinley Roses doubled and had an RBI.

Gravette 8

Lincoln 0

On April 10, the Lady Lions shut out the Lady Wolves from Lincoln in 6 1/5 innings of play, 8-0.

Gravette scored a run in the third, six in the fourth and another in the sixth inning.

Cally Kildow pitched seven innings, striking out 15 Lincoln batters, walking none and allowing only one hit in the game. She also had two hits and three RBIs in the game.

Emily Ellis hit a double in the game and drove in one. Sumer Kaba was two for three with her bat and scored once.

Sports on 04/19/2017