Maroon Devils

Hayesville - Senior pitcher Stacey Griggs hit another career milestone this week.  In the Lady Devils 7-0 win against Hayesville Griggs notched the 300th strikeout of her career.  It puts Griggs in select company as one of only 4 Swain pitchers to record 300 or more strikeouts for their career.  The others are Shelby Parker (820), Sarah Davis (668) … [Read more...]

Hayesville - The Lady Devils scored 3 first inning runs Tuesday at Hayesville.  Those runs would prove to be enough as Stacey Griggs put on her best performance of the year.  Swain took a 7-0 conference win over the Jackets. Griggs pitched a gem.  She scattered 3 hits and walked none while striking out a career high 17 Yellow Jackets in posted … [Read more...]

Cherokee - Cherokee built a 6-2 lead and held it for most of the game Tuesday.  But the Lady Devils scored 3 in the sixth inning and then added a lone run in the seventh to tie the game and force extra inning.  In the top of the eighth Swain scored 3 more runs to take a thrilling 9-6 win. In the top of the sixth, trailing 6-2, the Lady Devils … [Read more...]

Bryson City - Friday the Lady Devils went toe-to-toe with the first place Black Knights.  It would be the Knights big 3rd inning that proved to be the difference.  Robbinsville broke a scoreless game open with a 5 run 3rd on their way to a 6-4 win. Things unraveled quickly in the 3rd for Swain.  A pair of walks opened the inning, then an error … [Read more...]