SOUTH CHARLESTON – The Trinity Christian softball team saw its historic season come to an end on Wednesday at Little Creek Park in South Charleston after two defeats on Day 1 of the WVSSAC Class A state softball tournament.
The Warriors fell 12-0 to top-ranked Pendleton County Wednesday morning before a defeat to Greenbrier West 8-3 in an elimination game that evening.
Trinity Christian sees its campaign come to a close, having qualified for the first state tournament appearance in program history as champions of Region I.
In the opening game of the day, Pendleton County flexed its muscles with an all-around victory over TCS. The Warriors only tallied three hits and committed five errors in the contest.
Pendleton lead off batter Avery Townsend went 3 for 3 with two doubles, four RBI, and four runs scored. Pitcher Baylee Beachler homered in the first inning to give Pendleton an early 2-0 lead. She also added four RBI for her team in the game. Peyton Moore, Jocelyn Phillips, and Arlie Humphries were the Warriors to earn hits.
Despite the decisive loss in Game 1, TCS returned for Game 2 against Greenbrier West with confidence and took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third inning in the game.
However, the Cavaliers managed to score two in the bottom half of the same inning and didn’t surrender the lead from that point, eventually defeating TCS 8-3.
Phillips and Moore each totaled three hits in the elimination game, with Phillips accounting for three RBI and two doubles.
The Cavaliers managed 15 hits against TCS to score their eight runs and advance to Day 2.
The Warriors’ season comes to an end at 13-12, winners of five of their final seven games, including five in a row in postseason play to make the state tournament.
BOX SCORE (GAME ONE)
Pendleton County 12, Trinity Christian 0
TCS 000 00X X – 0 3 5
PCHS 233 4XX X – 12 8 1
Trinity Christian (13-12) – Moore 3010 Hopkins 2000 Phillips 2010 Flecker 2000 Titus 2000 Citerone 1000 Timeprio 2000 Kelley 2000 Humphries 2010
Pendleton County (30-2) – Townsend 3434 Bechler 3224 Smith 4011 Alt 2000 Parker 3010 Vincell 1000 Colaw 2200 Mongold 2211 Rowe 2100
2B: Townsend (3)
HR: Beachler
BOX SCORE (GAME 2)
Greenbrier West 8, Trinity Christian 3
TCS 002 000 1 – 3 8 1
GWHS 102 203 X – 8 15 1
Trinity Christian (13-12) – Moore 4230 Hopkins 3100 Phillips 3033 Flecker 4000 Titus 3010 Kelley 2000 Jenkins 3000 Conn 3010 Humphries 3000
2B: Phillips (2)
Greenbrier West (20-9) – Redden 4320 Patterson 3221 Fields 4133 Treadway 3121 Adkins 4011 Taylor 4021 Porter 3010 Fields 4021 Price 3000
2B: Taylor, Fields
3B: Fields
