Considering her team had lost more games in the first week of this season than it did all of 2019, Gordon Lee High School softball coach Dana Mull was curious how the Lady Trojans would attack day two of the Dalton Lady Cat Classic at Heritage Point Park.
Needless to say, after defeating North Murray 12-0 and Sonoraville 13-1 on Saturday, the coach who has led the Chickamauga program to nine GHSA state championships was pleased.
“We definitely came out with a purpose today,” Mull said. “We are replacing five starters, so I think we started playing more comfortable with each other today. I was proud of the way they bounced back.”
Gordon Lee’s losses this year are to perennial Class AAAA playoff team Northwest Whitfield and Class AAAAA’s Woodland of Cartersville, so the competition has been strong for the Class A public school power. Saturday the Lady Trojans took out their frustrations on a pair of Class AAA teams.
Against North Murray, Emma Langston allowed a hit and struck out seven batters in the four-inning game, while Jordan Dyler was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs. Emma Phillips had two hits and drove in two runs, and Sidney Gasaway was 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored.