Whitwell’s Carley Long pitches against Marion County Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Whitwell HIgh School.WHITWELL, Tenn. – The sky was dark all around for a good portion of Thursday’s District 6-A high school softball game at Whitwell. There was a light sprinkle of rain around the start of the game, but mostly what was raining were Marion County hits.
The Lady Warriors pounded out 18, highlighted by Sidney Minter’s grand slam, and defeated the Lady Tigers 10-2.
In addition to Minter’s blast in the sixth, winning pitcher Harlie Jordan had a double in the fourth inning. The rest of Marion County’s hits were singles, but few could be considered cheap.
“They’ve worked so hard in the offseason,” said Randy Ellis, the Marion girls’ basketball coach who also is guiding the softball team this season. “A lot of these girls have played together for four years. One thing this team can do is hit. It’s a special group of girls right here.”
Seven Lady Warriors had multiple hits Thursday. The other starters, Savannah Thomas and Savannah Parker, each had a hit and scored a run, and Thomas had an RBI.