ANDREWS – It still feels like winter, but diamond sports have started! The Cherokee Lady Braves won their season opener at Andrews on Friday, March 8 by a score of 14-10.
Bree Smith ended with an ERA of 1.43 with nine strikeouts. She also went 3 of 5 with one double, one homerun and two RBIs on the day.
Hye Long went 2 of 5 with one homerun and two RBIs, and Sarai McMillan lit it up going 3 of 4 with a double, a stolen base and five RBIs.
Cherokee had a total of 16 hits, four walks and 10 stolen bases. Andrews had a total of 11 singles and one walk.
Lady Braves stats: Bree Smith 3 of 5, 1 double, 1 HR, 2 RBIs; Dre Crowe 0 of 5, 2 RBIs; Hye Long 2 of 5, 1 HR, 2 RBIs; Ashlee Smith 1 of 5, 1 RBI; Lacy Arch 1 of 5, 1 double, 1 RBI; Kristen Kirkland 0 of 5, 1 walk; Gabby Thompson 3 of 5, 2 walks; Ashley Bottchenbaugh 2 of 4, 1 walk, 1 RBI; Sarai McMillan 3 of 4, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs
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