One of Ooltewah’s batters tried to overshadow Kayla Boseman’s pitching performance Thursday at Soddy-Daisy. It was Boseman.
The junior right-hander was a gang of one against the Lady Trojans as Ooltewah knocked them from a first-place tie in the loss column at the top of the District 5-AAA softball standings with an 11-0 victory in six innings.
McMinn County (6-1 5-AAA) has a slight edge over Ooltewah (13-3, 5-1) in league wins and handed the Lady Owls their district loss. Soddy-Daisy (15-7) is now 3-2 in the district.
“There’s a whole lot of softball to go. We still get them at our place,” said Ooltewah coach Jon Massey, whose team is scheduled to host the Lady Trojans on April 24 and has McMinn County visiting on May 3 in a rainout makeup game. “A good pitcher can beat good hitting at any time. East Hamilton has an eighth-grader that scares me. We won’t be overlooking anybody.”
Boseman, who had eight strikeouts, controlled Soddy-Daisy’s lineup from start to finish. The Lady Trojans managed four baserunners, three on walks, with one getting as far as second base.