MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — GPS got two hits from Tory Lewis and a two-hitter from Payton Leech and defeated Baylor 5-0 this evening in a first-round game of the Divsion II-AA high school state softball tournament at Starplex No. 2.
GPS (23-6) doesn’t play again until Thursday’s winners-bracket final. Baylor (18-11) plays the second game of tonight’s session at about 7 EDT.
Leech retired the first nine she faced, then Nina Davenport reached on an infield hit starting the Lady Red Raiders’ fourth. Their other hit was Alex Card’s one-out single in the seventh.
Lewis was 2-for-4, scored twice and had a stolen base. Megan Givens went 2-for-3, had an RBI and scored a run. Jackie Baird singled in two runs in the third, Leech doubled in one in the fifth and Madison Boyd hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
See Wednesday’s Times Free Press for more details.
Kelley Smiddie is a sports writer who has worked at the Times Free Press for 12 years. He covers high school sports and softball. Kelley’s hometown is Chattanooga, and he graduated from Brainerd High School and graduated Chattanooga State and UTC. Contact Kelley at 423-757-6653 or ksmiddie@timesfreepress.com.
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