After an unusual 13 day layoff in the middle of the season, the ACA (2-10) softball team hosted PCA on Thursday. The game was tied after five innings, but the Panthers scored two in the sixth to come away with a road victory. The home team did not help themselves as they committed eight errors. PCA was not much better as they had seven of their own.
The Panthers scored one in the top of the first, but ACA responded when Maddie Traywick singled to center and tied the game. In the third, the Eagles took their only lead of the day as Annabelle Pugh drove in Izzy Warrick for a 2-1 lead. PCA tied it back up in the fourth as they scored on an Eagle error. The Panthers added two runs in the fifth, but it was ACA’s turn to respond as they tied it up in the bottom half. Warrick led off the frame with a single to right and later scored on a Traywick ground out to cut the lead to one. With two outs, Lily Sconyers drove in the second run of the inning with a single to center that scored Elizabeth Hall. Another error in the sixth opened the door for PCA as they scored two in the sixth for a 6-4 advantage. Over the final two innings, Alabama Christian only one player reach base as they were unable to answer PCA one last time.
Although Izzy Warrick took the loss in the circle, she pitched well allowing no earned runs with nine strikeouts over seven. Four players, Warrick, Annabelle Pugh, Maddie Traywick, and Lily Sconyers, each had one hit for the Eagle offense. Traywick drove in two to lead the team and Warrick scored two for top honors.
ACA begins Area play on Monday as they host St James.