Cherokee - As the spring season winds down, track teams are finding it difficult to get meets in. So far the Smoky Mountain Conference as a whole has cancelled five meets. Yesterday the Devils "hosted" an 11 team meet at Cherokee. The Lady Devils came out on top, besting the field with 143.5 points. Second was Franklin with 89. On the men's … [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...]
Lady Devils Take Sloppy 14-8 Win
Andrews - It was far from a thing of beauty, but the Lady Devils rallied to take their fourth straight win. After trailing 5-1, Swain outscored Andrews 13-3 over the final 4 innings to take a 14-8 Smoky Mountain Conference win. Andrews jumped out to a 5-1 lead on the Devils with a 4 run 2nd inning. Swain cut the lead to 5-3 with 2 runs in the … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Post 2nd Straight Shutout Win
Cashiers - Swain posted another 1-hit shutout behind the pitching of Taylor Day. Swain scored in every inning but the fifth on the way to a 16-0 win over Blue Ridge on Wednesday. Day struck out 7 and walked only 1 in taking the win in the circle. Grace Cabe, Erin Jenkins, Bryar Buchanan, Kenzie Eagleman, and Alyssa Haymond each had 2 hits for … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Shutout Braves 13-0
Bryson City - Swain scored in every inning on their way to a 13-0 Smoky Mountain Conference win on Friday. Behind a solid outing from senior Taylor Day the Lady Devils posted their first shutout of the season. Day finished with a 1 hitter striking out a season high 11, while walking only two. Callyn Brown went 3-3 with a pair of rbi. Kendall … [Read more...]