By Staff
from staff reports
After a heart-breaking loss to Northview in the T.R. Miller Invitational last week, the T.R. Miller Lady Tiger softball team responded with big win over Atmore and Cottage Hill to improve to 6-2 on the season.
The Lady Tigers defeated Atmore 11-0 Tuesday at home and defeated Cottage Hill 21-6 Thursday on the road.
The Lady Tigers will be back in action Tuesday at home against W.S. Neal and Florala.
Game time is set for 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
The games for the Lady Tigers will be their “Pink” game for Relay for Life.
The team will wear pink jerseys during the game. Players are asking fans to wear pink to the game and show their support by making donations to the Relay for Life fund.
T.R. Miller 11,
Atmore 0
A seven-run second inning helped the Lady Tigers cruise to an 11-0 win over the Lady Blue Devils Tuesday at home.
The Lady Tigers, with the seven runs in the second inning, plated two in the first and two in the fourth to get the win in five innings while shutting out Atmore.
Taylor Guthrie took the win on the mound going the complete game five innings, allowing two hits and striking out five.
Natalie Neal was 1-for-3 with a three-run homerun.
Guthrie was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Teralyn Moore was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
Leigh Margaret Bostic was 1-for-3 in the win for the Lady Tigers.
T.R. Miller 21,
Cottage Hill 6
In an area game Thursday night, the Lady Tigers 15-runs ruled Cottage Hill to improve to 1-0 in area play.
The Lady Tigers used a six-run first and third inning along with two in the second and three in the fourth to build a 17-0 lead early.
Cottage Hill scored four in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 17-4 only. Cuting the lead wouldn’t be enough for Cottage Hill with T.R. Miller plateing four more runs in the fifth inning to hold a 21-4 lead.
Cottage Hill added two in the bottom of the inning, but the Lady Tigers held on for the win.
Guthrie took the win on the mound going four innings allowing three hits and strucking out six.
Neal went one inning and walked four and struck out two.
Leah Brundidge went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Teralyn Moore was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.