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Waverly Squeaks Past Creek Wood Softball, Ends Season

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Creek Wood softball has clashed in some marquee pitching duels in the postseason, and Thursday night was no exception. Bitter rivals Waverly and Creek Wood squared off in an absolute gem, with the winner moving on in the 11-AA tournament and the loser unfortunately done for the season. The game was scoreless through six, but the Tigerettes scratched through for a run in the top of the seventh, and CWHS got two runners on in the bottom half but could not get the tie. Waverly held on for a 1-0 win behind senior pitcher Taylor Hill, and the Lady Red Hawks were eliminated on their own home field.

 
Both sides went in spurts, as Hill dueled Creek Wood standout Kayla Jackson. Jackson allowed back to back hits in the second and slammed the door, had two runners get to second before shutting things down in the third, and got out of a bases-loaded one out jam unscathed in the fourth.  After that, Jackson retired seven straight batters before allowing a walk in the seventh; that walk resulted in the game’s only run. 
 
Hill, consequently, allowed a runner in each of the first two innings before retiring nine in a row. Carrie Allen would break that up, reaching on an error in the fifth, but two more outs would leave her stranded. Samantha Davenport singled in the sixth, but again was left stranded, and after the lone run scored in the top of the seventh, Creek Wood was down to its last three outs. Brett Jackson would launch the first pitch she saw for a leadoff double, and Jessica Otterstrom would come in to run for her as the tying run in scoring position. Braressa Deloach would then beat out a bunt single, putting the tying run at third and the winning run at first–then at second during the next at bat–with no one out in the bottom of the seventh. Hill found another gear, however, as she struck out Allen, then induced a comebacker from Ashley Gibbs that Otterstrom couldn’t score on. Montana Thomas came on as a pinch hitter for the second time on the day, and hit a line drive just foul to right that could have won the game if fair. Back to work, Hill jammed her, and Thomas popped out to shortstop to retire the side and end the year for Creek Wood.
 
Hill finished with a complete game four hit shutout, walking none, striking out seven, and allowing two to reach on errors. Jackson was equally sharp, spinning a five-hitter, but she allowed three walks and struck out just two, backed up by no errors in the field. The only players with hits on the night for Creek Wood were Kayla Jackson, who singled in the sixth, Deloach, who went 2 for 3, and Brett Jackson, who doubled in the seventh; her courtesy runner was the only Lady Red Hawk to make it to third all game long.
 
Despite taking the loss, Kayla Jackson took home MVP honors, due to her complete game five-hitter, pitching out of several jams on the night, and her 1 for 3 day at the plate, also reaching on an error in the first.

CW Softball Blanked By Stewart County

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Stewart County had every reason to have a rough game against Creek Wood on Tuesday afternoon. The game had already been rained out on Monday night, moved to Tuesday night, then moved again from Dover to Creek Wood, putting the displaced Lady Rebels on the road but technically the home team.

Unfortunately for the Lady Red Hawks, all the confusion didn’t slow Stewart County in the least. The squads scrapped in a messy pitcher’s duel, but a two-run homer helped the Lady Rebels break through en route to a 3-0 win over CWHS.

Freshman starter and arguable staff ace Brett Jackson had only one inning all game where she didn’t allow a base runner, but Stewart County never touched her until the fifth inning. Jackson gave up a leadoff single to the nine-hole hitter, and after a sacrifice bunt and a flyout, Jessie Vinson parked a two run bomb to left field for the first runs of the game. Jackson would issue a walk and allow an infield single before inducing a comebacker to retire the side. Another leadoff single would put a runner on in the fifth, and after a passed ball and an error on a throw from second to first Stewart County would add an unearned insurance run to make it 3-0. In all, Jackson only gave up six hits, walking two but striking out just one.

Creek Wood had its share of chances as well, but the sharp Lady Rebel senior Ashley Byrd kept working out of trouble. Kayla Jackson and Samantha Davenport each singled in the top of the first, but with two on and just one out the Lady Red Hawks couldn’t plate a run. A Carrie Allen single leading off the top of the second gave CWHS another shot, and a one out walk to Becky Melton gave the Lady Red Hawks another two-on, one-out situation, before a strikeout and a popout ended the threat again. Much like Brett Jackson, Byrd pitched with runners on in nearly every inning; Creek Wood only went in order twice–the fifth, before the Lady Rebels scored, and the seventh, when they were trying to extend the game. Byrd finished with a complete game four hitter, walking one while striking out eight.

Only one Lady Red Hawk was on base twice as Melton walked in the second and singled in the fourth. However, Carrie Allen earned MVP honors for her excellent defense at third, while collecting one of the other three hits on the night for CWHS. The loss puts Creek Wood into the losers’ bracket in the District 11-AA softball playoffs, which continue this week.

Two Hit Shutout Ends Season for CW Baseball

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A great pitching performance from Gage Terry set Creek Wood’s season in motion. A great pitching performance by a Harpeth Indian brought it to a close.

In a District Tournament Play-In Game, the Red Hawks ran into a buzz saw, as senior Andrew Buma two-hit Creek Wood in a win-or-go-home game, and a pitcher’s duel broke open with a 3-run bottom of the fifth. Harpeth held on for a 5-0 win to eliminate their nearby, out-of-county rivals.
Both Buma and Red Hawk starter Austin Wills faced just one over the minimum through three innings. Creek Wood had a first inning single from Tyler Hines, while Wills gave up two hits, both of whom were caught stealing. Buma himself singled in the first and was picked off, while Tanner Newton singled in the second, and safely stole second during Cameron Willcutt’s at bat, but Newton misjudged the bounce of a ball that got away and was called out trying to take third. Willcutt reached on the fielder’s choice, representing the only Indian to reach and not get picked off in the first three innings.
In the top of the fourth, Paul Rahman legged out an infield single with two men out, then Jamey Williams drew a walk, giving Creek Wood its first real threat on the night. Buma dug deep and got Austin Hornick to strike out swinging to retire the side, and the Red Hawks would only muster one more threat the rest of the night. In the bottom of the fourth, the Indians broke the game open, Buma led off the inning with the first of five consecutive Harpeth hits, all singles, to make it 3-0 Tribe. The Red Hawks started relief pitcher Kyle Klotz, the team’s designated hitter for the day, warming up in the bullpen as an emergency pitcher, but Wills settled down. Dillon Duke struck out for the first out of the inning, then Newton was again picked off in the field. After issuing a walk, Wills got Austin Williams to pop out to left to end the threat.
Creek Wood went in order in the top of the fifth, and Harpeth cashed in with a couple more insurance runs in the bottom half. When Wills allowed a leadoff double to Brent Burger, he was lifted for Kyle Heggie. Buma then grounded out to the pitcher, and a sac fly to straightaway center field scored Buma to make it 4-0 with 2 men out. Ethan Hurt would then double, and he would score as Newton reached for the third straight time, by way of an error at second base. Heggie slammed the door on any more two out magic by getting a strikeout looking to end the inning down 5-0.
Mathis Duncan would lead off the top of the sixth, reaching on an error by the pitcher, and Hines would get hit by a pitch to once again give the Red Hawks a chance. However, a strikeout, a fly out, and a grounder to short would clean up the mess for Buma. A leadoff infield single, then a one out fielder’s choice that the runners beat out gave Harpeth one more chance at insurance, but Heggie got a strikeout looking and a comebacker to give Creek Wood its last chances.
In the top of the seventh, Hornick would fly out to center, then the next two batters would both strike out swinging, giving Buma the complete game two-hit shutout. Only five batters reached all game for the Red Hawks, and the Indians’ senior struck out eleven batters on the night, getting a pair of punchouts in the first, second, third, fourth, and seventh innings.
Wills matched Buma expertly until the fourth, and when a team gets the lead in a pitchers’ duel everything seems to get that much easier. Wills gave up eight hits on the night, but only two in the first three innings, striking out two against just one walk. Heggie gave up the double that scored Wills’ last earned run, then allowed a run on an error; he allowed two hits in two innings while striking out two and walking none.
While the Creek Wood bats were quiet, Hines and Rahman each singled, while Duncan reached on an error and Williams drew a walk. Hines was the only Red Hawk to reach base twice, as he was hit by a pitch in the sixth, so he earned MVP honors in the hard luck loss for CWHS.