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The Monticello Lady Billies returned to action this past week with three games on the schedule; unfortunately, the Lady Billies would have to settle for two after their Tuesday, March 10, contest at DeWitt would be cancelled.
With the cancellation, the Lady Billies would host Baptist Prep on Thursday, March 12.
Macey Stell would get the start for the Lady Billies. It would be her third consecutive start of the season.
Baptist Prep would lead off the top of the first inning with a single, followed by a walk.
Another single by Baptist Prep would score the first run of the contest.
Monticello would record the three outs to get out of the inning to trail 1-0.
After a lead-off strikeout, Addi Frazer would reach on a double, but would be left on the bases after consecutive strikeouts would leave her stranded.
Baptist Prep would maintain the 1-0 lead until the bottom of the seventh inning.
Ashley Hales would tie the contest on an inside the park homerun to send the contest into extra innings.
Baptist Prep would be set down in order in the top of the eighth inning.
Nora Rodriguez would be placed at second base to start the bottom half of the inning.
Halle Ross would reach first on an error with Rodriguez advancing to third.
Jonie Jeffers would connect for a double to score Rodriguez for the walk-off RBI to give the Lady Billies the 2-1 win.
Stell would pitch all eight innings, allowing one run on six hits, walking one, and striking out seven.
The Lady Billies recorded three hits in the contest, with Hales having the inside the park homerun and Frazer and Jeffers recording doubles.
Returning on Friday, hosting the Hampton Lady Bulldogs, the Lady Billies would send Rhyse Guthrie to the mound for her first start of the season.
After walking the lead off batter, Guthrie would strikeout the next batter before allowing a single with the runner at first getting out at second and then a fly out to end the inning.
Monticello would get four runs in the bottom of the inning, with Libby Kingston leading off the inning with a double, followed by a walk by Frazer.
After a ground out by Hales, with Kingston scoring on the play, Kiley Lane would double to score Frazer.
Bliss Becker would single to score Frazer and after a groundout, Ross would record the third out of the inning but not before Becker scored on a passed ball for the 4-0 lead.
After a three-up, three-down inning, the Lady Billies would add three runs in the bottom of the inning to extend their lead to 7-0.
Another shutout inning in the top of the third for Monticello with the Lady Billies adding seven runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 14-0 lead.
A final scoreless inning in the top of the fourth for Hampton would lead to Monticello scoring the final run of the contest to set up the “run-rule” contest for the Lady Billies 15-0.
Guthrie would pitch the complete game, allowing one hit in four innings, walking three, and striking out four.
The Lady Billies scored 15 runs on 13 hits, recording 11 RBI.
Monticello will travel to Hamburg for their first conference contest on Thursday, March 19, at 5 p.m. before taking a week off for Spring break.
