September 22, 2008

Lady Tide thrashes FCAHS Aggies 11-1

by Carey Meitzler

Picayune - Brandi Rabion drove in four runs and added a remarkable catch in the outfield in leading Picayune over the Forrest

County Agricultural High School (FCAHS) Aggies 11-1 at the Lady Tide Softball Complex before a enthusiastic crowd of

Lady Tide fans.

After pitcher Sarah Dodd held the Aggies scoreless in the top of the first inning, Katie Kent open the Lady Tide's half of the

inning with a double into the left field corner.  She moved to third on Brandi Rabion's sacrifice fly and score on Hillary Dickens'

single to left field to give Picayune a 1-0 lead.

FCAHS scratched across a run in the top of the second and the Lady Tide added two runs in the bottom of the inning.

With two out, Brooke Meitzler walked and Millie Gill singled sharply to left centerfield.  Katie Kent walked to load the

bases and Rabion blasted a double off the bottom of the fence to score Meitzler and Gill for a 3-1 lead.

Photo by John Young

Chris Crenshaw, Nathan Jarrell, Devin Brousse, Brandon Hutchinson, and James Phillips show their support.

The Lady Tide blew the game open in the third pushing across seven runs.  Dickens, who had three hits, doubled to left

and Tiffany Reed walked. Mallorie Mixon singled to center to load the bases.  Tiffany "T-Diddle" Devore singled to

score Dickens.  Sarah Dodd helped her own cause with an RBI single to left that plated Reed.  Meitzler singled to score

Mixon and Gill's fielder's choice grounder enabled Devore to score.  Rabion picked up two more RBIs with a single to

deep left field scoring Meitzler.  Taylor Seals singled to plate Gill.  Dickens drove in Rabion with the last run of the

uprising with an infield single to third base.

Leading 10-1, Dodd kept the Aggies scoreless in the fourth and fifth.  In the bottom of the fifth, Katie Kent single to left

field to drive in Brooke Meitzler, who reached on an error, to end the game due to the ten run rule.

Picayune (13-3, 3-1) can clinch a playoff berth with a win at South Jones on Thursday.

Photo by John Young

Katie Kent drills a single to left field to drive in Brooke Meitzler to end the game in the bottom of the fifth inning.