Murphy - If Swain could figure out how to skip the 6th inning of their recent games, they would have been tight in all of them. Wednesday the Lady Devils were behind 5-4 in their conference matchup with Murphy. Then the 6th inning happened....again. Murphy scored 6 runs to build an 11-4 lead and take the win. Alicia Green had a pair of hits … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Disastrous 6th Leads to 2nd Straight Loss
Bryson City - All was going according to script for the Lady Devils, until the 6th inning. Swain entered the 6th with a hard fought 6-2 lead over visiting Hayesville. Then disaster struck as the Jackets scored 7 runs to take a 9-6 lead. Hayesville would hold Swain off and take an eventual 9-8 win. The Lady Devils had ample opportunities as they … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Come From Behind to Down Rosman 4-3
Rosman - The Lady Devils take a 4-3 Smoky Mountain Conference win over Rosman on Friday. Swain never led until the 7th inning when they took the lead. Alissa Smith led off the top of the 7th by coaxing 6 pitch walk. Ayianna West then beat out a bunt to reach. In the process, pinch running for Smith was Kendall Bowers who was cut down at … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Big 1st Inning Sparks Win
Bryson City - Swain scored 12 times in the bottom of the 1st inning, and used that advantage to cruise to a 15-5 five inning win over Andrews. The Lady Devils took advantage of 12 walks, in batting around twice in the first. Swain would score 2 more in the 2nd and then an additional run in the 5th. Bryar Buchanan continued her hot play by … [Read more...]
Day Pitches Perfect Game to Lead Lady Devils
Rabun Gap - Tuesday Taylor Day tossed the first perfect game for Swain since Shelby Parker did it back in 2011. Georgia High School rules specifies that a game is over after 3 innings if a team has a 15 run lead. So Day's perfect game covered 3 innings as the Lady Devils took an 18-0 win. Day struck out 6 of the 9 batters she faced on the day, … [Read more...]