September 11, 2008

Lady Tide garners 12-7 win over FCAHS

by Carey Meitzler

Brooklyn-The Lady Tide opened District play with a 12-7 road win over Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS).

Picayune scored five runs in the top of the second.  Hillary Dickens reached on an error and Tiffany Reed singled to right field. 

Tiffany Devore walked to load the bases.  Mallorie Mixon doubled to score Dickens and Reed.  Brooke Meitzler followed with

a single scoring Devore to make it 3-0.  After walks to Sarah Dodd and Millie Gill and an out later, Brandi Rabion and Taylor

Seals drew bases-loaded walks to drive in the last two runs.

FCAHS scored three runs in the bottom of the third. 

All photos by Carey Meitzler

Taylor Seals (24) and Hillary Dickens exchange "high fives" in the Lady Tide's second inning rally.

Picayune got a single run in the fourth on a RBI single by Reed that scored Rabion who had singled.  The Lady Tide got a run

in the fifth when Mixon tripled and scored on Millie Gill's single to make it 7-3.

Picayune got four runs in the sixth with the big blow coming off the bat of Sarah Dodd who cleared the bases with a double and

she was out at third trying to stretch it to a triple.  Brooke Meitzler drove in the last run for a 11-3 lead.

Brooke Meitzler singles to left field driving in a run as Asst Coach Krystal Penton watches.

FCAHS rallied once again, this time getting four runs in the bottom of the sixth., but Sarah Dodd and her teammates keep

the Aggies scoreless in the seventh to close out the game.

Mallorie Mixon, Tiffany Reed, and Brooke Meitzler each had three hits for the Lady Tide (11-2, 1-0).

Mallorie Mixon blasts a triple to center field in the fifth inning.

Coach Kristi Mitchell was pleased with the win and offered her take on the Lady Tide's performance.

"I don't think we were focused the whole game.  We may have been a little uptight with this being our first District game.

I felt much better about our play late in the game, especially the 5th, 6th, and 7th innings."

The Lady Tide will be at home on Saturday hosting Ocean Springs in non-disctrict play.  JV action is set for 11:00am with

the Varsity to follow at 12:00 noon.

Tiffany Reed throws toward first base as pitcher Sarah Dodd ducks down to avoid the throw in the first inning.