Offense powers Lady Birds past Southside
18.05.12
The Stuttgart Lady Ricebirds hosted Thursday softballl as the Southside Southerners came to town. This game was full of offense as Stuttgart out dueled the Southerners by a score of 13-5. With this victory Stuttgart continued its undefeated record in conference action.
Southside took the lead early in the game when the Southerners scored on an error by Stuttgart in the first inning.
This lead did not last long as Stuttgart put three runs on the board during the bottom half of the inning.
Anna Coker had a leadoff single for Stuttgart and was able to score after being advanced by Jaylen Maddox and Sydney Nash. Maddox scored next followed by Nash on a Johnna Seeman single. Stuttgart led 3-1 after one inning.
Neither team scored in the second inning but Southside cut the Stuttgart lead in half during the top of the third. Southside looked like it were going to pick up a few more runs as the Southerners were able to load the bases. With two outs, Ali White made a shoestring catch to stop the run and save the inning for Stuttgart. The Southerners defense held in the bottom of the inning and after three Stuttgart held a slim lead at 3-2.
Source: Stuttgart Daily Leader