BATESVILLE, Arkansas —The Wynne Lady Jackets moved to first in the conference with a 13-2 win at Batesville Southside on Monday.
Mary Ashtyn Gilbreath threw the first punch for the Lady Jackets, hitting a triple in the first inning that scored Caty Moore and Kallyn Smith. Lynsey Andrews then laid down a bunt to bring Gilbreath home, giving Wynne an early 3-0 lead.
The Lady Jackets’ bats again came alive in the top of the fifth inning with Wynne up 3-2 and two outs. Wynne loaded the bases on singles by Katie Hodges and Kallyn Smith to left field, and Gilbreath reached base on an error by the Southside third baseman. Lynsey Andrews hit a shot to right field, which scored Hodges and Smith and brought Gilbreath to third. The Lady Jackets ended the inning up 5-2.
Wynne brought three more girls across the plate in the top of the sixth on a bases-loaded, base-clearing triple by Caty Moore. Lanie Homan (a runner for Ally Glover), Alyssa Webb, and Savannah Brown all recorded runs for the Lady Jackets, increasing their lead to 8-2.
The Lady Jackets manufactured a few more runs to set the final score.
Ally Glover was 3-for-4 with one RBI. Kally Smith was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Lynsey Andrews was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Caty Moore was 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs, and three runs scored. Mary Ashtyn Gilbreath was 1-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs and one run scored. Lanie Homan and Alyssa Webb both had two runs scored, and Caetlyn Tansy, Katie Hodges, and Savannah Brown all had one run scored.
Ally Glover went the distance on the circle, allowing only three hits and two runs, none earned over seven innings, striking out six with no walks.
Katie Hodges had a big night on defense with eight putouts and ended the game with a double play.
The Lady Jackets will wrap up conference play tomorrow against Blytheville. The district tournament begins this weekend at Westside.
Baseball
Meanwhile, the Wynne baseball Yellowjackets played a doubleheader, beating Blytheville 22-0 and topping Forrest City 17-2 in the nightcap.
Siler Holbrook recorded the win against Blytheville with three innings pitched, six strikeouts, and zero hits. Grey Westbrook went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and three RBIs. Sy Marrs went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and one hit by pitch. Kendall Reed went 3-for-3 with three RBIs.
Walker Barnett got the win against Forrest City, with four innings pitched and nine strikeouts. Grey Westbrook went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and seven stolen bases. Kendall Reed was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and four stolen bases.
The Blytheville and Forrest City baseball teams both showed their support to the Wynne community before the games.
Wynne will play a JV doubleheader today at Brookland.
Soccer
The Wynne soccer Yellowjackets and Lady Jackets both fell at Batesville Southside yesterday by a score of 1-0.
Ava Patton had one save in the girls’ game and John Weatherford had four saves in the boys’ game.
