Sonny Dearth
06-05-2007, 10:20 PM
Mathews girls shut out by William Campbell
NARUNA -- William Campbell ended the Mathews girls softball team's season Tuesday night by shutting out the Blue Devils 6-0 in a state Group A quarterfinal about 20 miles south of Lynchburg.
Winner Amber Marstin (21-3) pitched a five-hitter and got offensive support in the third and fourth innings, when the Generals scored three runs apiece.
Melissa Hudgins took the loss for Mathews (19-8), the Region A runner-up. Tiffany Croxton went 2-for-3 for the Blue Devils.
Twin sisters combined for half of William Campbell's hits. Drew Rutledge was 2-for-4 and scored twice, and Dagen Rutledge was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run.
William Campbell will play in Friday's semifinals at Radford University against the winner between Powell Valley and John Battle.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL 6, MATHEWS 0
Mathews 000 000 0—0 5 0
Wm. Campbell 003 300 x—6 8 0
WP – Marstin (21-3). LP – Hudgins. Standouts – Mathews, Croxton 2-3; William Campbell, Dr. Rutledge 2-4 (2 runs), Da. Rutledge 2-3 (1 run, 3 RBI). Records – Mathews 19-8, William Campbell 23-3.
NARUNA -- William Campbell ended the Mathews girls softball team's season Tuesday night by shutting out the Blue Devils 6-0 in a state Group A quarterfinal about 20 miles south of Lynchburg.
Winner Amber Marstin (21-3) pitched a five-hitter and got offensive support in the third and fourth innings, when the Generals scored three runs apiece.
Melissa Hudgins took the loss for Mathews (19-8), the Region A runner-up. Tiffany Croxton went 2-for-3 for the Blue Devils.
Twin sisters combined for half of William Campbell's hits. Drew Rutledge was 2-for-4 and scored twice, and Dagen Rutledge was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run.
William Campbell will play in Friday's semifinals at Radford University against the winner between Powell Valley and John Battle.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL 6, MATHEWS 0
Mathews 000 000 0—0 5 0
Wm. Campbell 003 300 x—6 8 0
WP – Marstin (21-3). LP – Hudgins. Standouts – Mathews, Croxton 2-3; William Campbell, Dr. Rutledge 2-4 (2 runs), Da. Rutledge 2-3 (1 run, 3 RBI). Records – Mathews 19-8, William Campbell 23-3.