Lady Pats Down Sevier Co, 3-0

Published by Editor on April 11, 2014.
Published under JCHS Sports

Jefferson County vs. Sevier County
Staff Photo by Mike Stanley, Jefferson County Post Sports

The Lady Patriots got their third win in as many tries Thursday evening defeating the Sevier County Smoky Bears 3-0. Leslie Odom led the charge from the mound striking out 8 Smoky Bearettes while only allowing 3 hits throughout the entire contest.

“It’s not what we wanted, but a 3-0 win is as good as 14-4 or anything else.” Head Coach Bekkah Massaro said. She added “Sevier County is not a team to take lightly, they are making some great plays out there.” Jefferson County defeated Sevier County in two meetings last season by a combined score of 20-0.

Jefferson County would first score in the third inning when Summer Hayes got on with a single and score one batter later when Shelby Winstead smacked a double to right centerfield. The Lady Pats would strike again in the fifth inning getting 2 runs to the plate off the bats of Shelby Winstead and Leslie Odom. Sevier County would never really threaten to score as they did not have a runner in scoring position the entire contest. The Lady Patriots would win their third in a row and post a 3-0 win.

Shelby Winstead would lead the Lady Pats from the dish going 2-3 with 2 doubles, while knocking in 2 of the Patriots 3 runs. Leslie Odom would help her cause as well, also going 2-3 and knocking in one run. With the win the Lady Patriots improve 4-8 on the season but more importantly 3-2 in the conference.

*** Lady Patriots go 3-1 in Macon County Invitational***

Jefferson County Lady Patriots added to their momentum this weekend going 3-1 on Saturday. In their first game they defeated Livingston Academy 2-0. Pitcher Madison Owens would only allow 1 hit in the contest, while striking out 3. Walters State signee, Summer Hayes, led the charge at the dish going 2-3 with 2 doubles and 1 RBI.

The Lady Patriots then defeated White County, 5-0. Again Summer Hayes led at the dish going a perfect 3-3, including a home run in the fourth inning. She missed hitting for the cycle by a triple, as she had a single and double to go along with her home run. Leslie Odom would shut them down on the mound as well, allowing only one hit while striking out three.

Leslie Odom and Madison Owens then teamed up on the mound each pitching 3 innings in a 3-2 win against Wayne County, Before the Lady Patriots fell to Dekalb County 4-2. The Lady Patriots have now won 6 of their last 7 and have improved to 7-9 on the season. They return to action Tuesday at home in a conference match up with Cherokee.