Silverdale Baptist Academy shortstop Bri Leffew fields a ground ball during their game against CSAS at SBA Thursday.What Arts & Sciences’ Kiara Suttles did offensively in the fifth inning of Thursday’s District 5-A high school softball game against Silverdale Baptist Academy made what she did defensively in the seventh inning momentous.
Her three-run homer and pickoff from behind the plate proved to be decisive plays when the Lady Patriots defeated the Lady Seahawks 5-4 at Silverdale.
CSAS (4-5) wanted to bounce back from losing its district opener to defending champion Grace Academy and got going quickly with a run each in the first and third innings.
Victoria Blanton walked starting the fifth, and then Liana Rodrigues bunted for a hit. After a sacrifice bunt, Suttles hit a high drive over the fence in right-center. With Brianna Taylor cruising along with a three-hit shutout, the Lady Patriots appeared to be in great position.
The walk Taylor allowed to Sloane Woodard starting the bottom of the sixth was her first, and Woodard ended up scoring on an error. In the seventh, two walks and a hit batter created more trouble for Taylor, who this time gave up an infield single to Woodard that made it 5-2.