Knocking off No. 1
- Updated: March 22, 2019
Pleasant Valley rallies in bottom of seventh to knock off newly installed No. 1 White Plains
Friday’s games
Coosa Christian 17, JCA 1
Pleasant Valley 10, White Plains 9
By East Alabama Sports Today
JACKSONVILLE – Pleasant Valley scored two runs on consecutive bases-loaded hit batsmen to cap a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh that lifted it to a 10-9 victory over newly installed 4A No. 1 White Plains Friday.
The Lady Raiders, ranked fifth in Class 3A, trailed 9-5 going into the home sixth. They got a run on Rylee Haynes’ leadoff homer, but still trailed 9-6 going into the seventh.
Chandler Dorsett moved them closer with a two-run homer. They loaded the bases with two singles and a walk. Cortney Williams was hit with a 2-0 pitch to bring Haynes home with the tying run and then Bailey Harris was hit with the first pitch of the at-bat to bring home Lindsey Pritchett with the winning run.
Dorsett went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Haynes went 3-for-3 for Pleasant Valley. Savannah White hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Jordan Hinton and Callyn Martin hit back-to-back homers in the sixth for White Plains.
The Lady Wildcats were last ranked No. 1 in the final regular season Class 3A poll of 2014.
White Plains 010 332 0 – 9 11 3
Pleasant Valley 005 001 4 – 10 13 2
WP: Madison Borders. LP: Hannah Fortenberry. 2B: Savannah White (WP), Emma Jones (WP), Callyn Martin (WP). HR: Savannah White (WP), Jordan Hinton (WP), Callyn Martin (WP), Chandler Dorsett (PV), Rylee Haynes (PV).
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