Shelby Willard got both pitching wins as nationally eighth-ranked Chattanooga State defeated visiting Dyersburg State 4-1 and 6-5 in TCCAA softball Friday. The former Central High School standout pitched a four-hitter with eight strikeouts in the first game and threw the last two innings of game two, which ended on Lindsey Stickrod’s RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Stickrod went 2-for-4 while Khadija Neely was 3-for-3 with a two-run home run and a double and Izzy McCurry hit a three-run homer for the Lady Tigers (29-5, 14-4). Katy Richardson was 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run homer in the first game, when Elyse Ferguson was 2-for-3. The teams play another doubleheader today, beginning at 1 p.m.
* Bryan 7-0, Virginia Intermont 5-0: At Dayton, the host Lady Lions used a four-run third inning to take control of the first game of the Appalachian Athletic Conference doubleheader. In game two, though, they couldn’t score with five hits while Kaitie Sims pitched a four-hitter with six strikeouts.
Bryan’s Katie Vaughn and Olivia Gore each was 2-for-3 with a double and three and two RBIs in the first game, when Heidi Daniel drove in two runs, Jill Davis scored three and pitcher Sarah Hundley gave up 11 hits but struck out 12 batters. Heather Daniel was 2-for-3 in the loss for Bryan (14-13, 3-1).
* Sewanee 3-5, Wesleyan 1-4: At Macon, Ga., the Tigers improved to 3-9 with Sarah Fleming going 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run and Michelle Thibodeaux pitching a six-hitter in game one. Kate Heil had two hits in that win and went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and was the winning pitcher with Thibodeaux getting a save in the rematch.