Lady Lions sweep four games in final regular season contest

GRAVETTE -- The Lady Lions won four contests last week, including one against rival Gentry on April 19 at home.

Gravette 19

Prairie Grove 3

In the April 16 game in Prairie Grove, Gravette took an early one-run lead in the top of the first. The Tigers drove in three runs in the bottom of the first to take their only lead in the contest.

The Lady Lions piled on the runs in a 10-run rally in the bottom of the fifth on hits by Lizzy Ellis, Bailey Elmore, Sumer Kaba, Shylee Morrison, Hannah Cole and Lexi Gerner, giving Gravette its first victory of the week by 16.

Bailey Elmore started on the mound for Gravette, completing four innings. She allowed three hits, three runs, one earned run, and struck out seven and walked one. She was relieved in the fifth inning by Lexi Gerner, who completed one inning and had one strikeout.

Gravette-Prairie Grove

Gravette: 33 AB, 19 R, 17 H, 18 RBI, 0 SO, 6 BB.

Prairie Grove: 18 AB, 3 R, 3 H, 0 RBI, 8 SO, 1 BB.

Pitching

Gravette: 5 IP, 67 #P, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 8 SO, 1 BB

Prairie Grove: 5 IP, 118 #P, 17 H, 19 R, 13 ER, 0 So, 6 BB.

Gravette 16

West Fork 0

In the April 17 game at Lions Softball Field in Gravette, the Lady Lions poured on the runs, scoring four runs in the first, three in the second, four in the fourth and five in the fifth to take a 16-0 win over West Fork.

Gerner started on the mound for Gravette, completing three innings, allowing two hits and walking four. She was relieved by Taylor Snow in the fourth inning. Snow completed two innings and allowed one hit and struck out two. Gerner and Snow, working together, pitched a shutout against the West Fork Tigers.

Gravette-West Fork

Gravette: 31 AB, 16 R, 16 H, 13 RBI, 2 SO, 3 BB.

West Fork: 20 AB, 0 R, 3 H, 0 RBI, 0 SO, 6 BB.

Pitching

Gravette: 5 IP, 66 #P, 3 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 6 SO, o BB.

West Fork: 1 IP, 112 #P, 16 R, 16 H, 14 RBI, 2 SO, 3 BB.

Gravette 8

Berryville 1

In Gravette April 18, the Lady Lions took on the Berryville Lady Bobcats in a makeup game.

The Lady Lions scored two of four runs on a wild pitch by Lady Bobcat pitcher Taylor Kelley in the second inning to start the Gravette scoring drive.

Shylee Morrison, Lizzy Ellis and Keeley Bulza had two hits each and aided the Lady Lions in their 8-1 victory over the Lady Bobcats.

Bailey Elmore was on the mound for Gravette, completing four innings and throwing 57 times. She allowed six hits while striking out five. Gerner replaced Elmore in the fifth, completing three innings and throwing 30 pitches. She allowed eight hits, one run, one earned run and struck out two.

Gravette-Berryville

Gravette: 30 AB, 8 R, 12 H, 7 RBI, 2 SO, 2 BB.

Berryville: 28 AB, 1 R, 8 H, 1 RBI, 7 SO, oBB.

Pitching

Gravette : 7 IP, 87 #P, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 SO, 0 BB.

Berryville: 7 IP, 117 #P, 12 Rm 8 H, 7 ER, 2 SO, 2 BB.

Gravette 10

Gentry 2

In the final home game of the week, on April 19, the Lady Lions faced their longtime rival, the Gentry Lady Pioneers, in yet another conference matchup.

Gerner once again led off the Lady Lions' scoring with a single in the bottom of the first inning for the first run of the contest.

Lizzy Ellis had two of Gravette's eight stolen bases of the game. Lady Pioneers' Lynzey Sikes led Gentry in stolen bases with two.

Four runs in the fifth inning on runs batted in by Jaki Chalk, Shylee Morrison and Gabbi Scott sealed the game for the Lady Lions, giving them an eight run win over the Lady Pioneers.

Raegan Jude was on the mound for Gentry, pitching six complete innings. She threw 89 pitches, allowing 12 hits, 10 runs, five earned runs and walking one.

Elmore was the starting pitcher for Gravette. She completed four innings, pitching 64 times. She allowed two hits, two runs and one earned run. She struck out five and walked one. She was relieved in the fifth inning by Gerner, who completed the remaining three innings. She threw 54 pitches, allowing four hits, walked three and struck out two.

Gravette-Gentry

Gravette: 30 AB, 10 R, 12 H, 9 RBI, 0 SO, 1 BB.

Gentry: 27 AB, 2 R, 6 H, 1 RBI, 7 SO, 4 BB.

Pitching

Gravette: 7 IP, 118 #P, 6 R, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 SO, 4 BB.

Gentry: 6 IP, 89 #P, 12 H, 10 R, 5 ER, 0 So, 1 BB.

Sports on 04/25/2018