By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor
GULF SHORES – The Moody Lady Blue Devils took a 9-11 record to the beach for spring break and won three games on Monday to improve to 12-11 on the season.
The first game was against the Cocke County (TN) Fighting Cocks on Monday morning. The two teams tied 1-1 in the first inning and Moody put a run on the board in the second when Kendall Trimm drove in the waiting Taylor Rogers to go up 2-0. Cocke County tied it up in the third with a run and then Charleigh Chiasson walked with the bases loaded to bring Emma Kile home for the win in the bottom of the fifth to seal the win for the Blue Devils. Ryleigh Hodges went the distance for Moody allowing just two hits, two runs and striking out two batters.
In game two, Moody took on the West End Patriots, a game that Moody won 7-0. Moody scored a run in the first but then put up four in the third and two more in the fourth to lift them to the shutout win. Kendall Trimm owned the plate, making contact all three times she batted, crossing home on each trip. Libby Higgins and Emma Kile drove in two runs each. Bella Turley took care of business from the mound, going the full five innings, allowing just one hit and no runs while striking out six.
The finale of the day for Moody saw them take on Columbia Academy, the Bulldogs from Tennessee. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Moody in the first. After a scoreless second, the Blue Devils drove in three runs in the third and added five more in the fourth to close out the game. Trimm showed up once again, going two of two from the plate. Abi Gray went one of two from the plate, but her one hit was a two-run home run in the fourth inning that ended the scoring for the game. Turley once again got the win, coming in for Hannah Rutledge in the first and allowing just one hit, zero runs and getting four strikeouts.
Tuesday’s games have been rained out. The top 25 teams in the tournament will be re-seeded for bracket play Wednesday.