Southeast whips Model for 13th win

Published 10:34 pm Monday, September 22, 2008

Southeast’s softball team appears to be heating up at just the right time as they head into a big stretch of region play.

On Monday night, the host Lady Raiders made quick work of Model, handling the Lady Blue Devils, 12-0, in four innings thanks to the pitching of Kiersten Smith and some timely hitting. They cashed in runs on all 12 of hits.

“We’re happy with the way we’re playing right now,” Southeast coach Craig Brock said. “We have a young team, and sometimes they’re going to act like sophomores, and sometimes they’re not. right now, they’re not. When you’re young like we are, it’s all about confidence.”

Smith pitched a complete game for the Lady Raiders (13-7, 1-5 Region 6-3A), striking out six, walking one and surrendering six hits while allowing no runs.

At the plate, Briana Sosebee was 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and three RBIs, Danielle Pearson hit 2-for-3 with a double, a run and three RBIs and Kasey Headrick was 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs and two RBIs.

Monday’s win over Model marks the fifth win in six games, as the Lady Raiders began to gain momentum at this weekend’s Score International Invitational in Chattanooga, where they went 4-1.

Varsity volleyball

• The Christian Heritage Lady Lions knocked off Georgia Cumberlands in four games on Monday in Dalton by scores of 25-4, 25-12, 20-25 and 25-14.

The Lady Lions (7-2, 5-2) were led by Katie Beth White with 19 assists, five aces and a kill, Tori Malerbi with 10 kills, four aces and two assists, Chelsea Elrod with four kills and two aces, and Bailey Correll with 16.

MS softball

• Bagley 10, Lake Forest 3: Jocelyn Blair and Hannah Hensley each went 3-for-4 to lead the Lady Braves (3-4). Taryn Thomas had two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs for homestanding Bagley. Kara Deal added two hits.

Hensley was the winning pitcher, working six innings and giving up three hits with four strikeouts. Deal pitched the seventh.