Hiwassee Dam - Monday the Lady Devils and Hiwassee Dam engaged in an old fashion pitchers dual. Both teams were scoreless through the first 5 innings, before Hiwassee Dam broke through with a pair of runs, but Swain rallied back to tie the game in the top of the 7th. In the bottom of the 7th, Hiwassee Dam's pitcher Kaylee Cornelius broke the Lady … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Furious Comeback Falls Just Short
Bryson City - For the Lady Devils Wednesday was a tale of two separate games. The first saw a listless and sloppy Swain squad give up 6 runs with 2 outs in the 2nd inning to fall behind eventually 7-0 through the first 3 and half innings. Then the second saw the Lady Devils spring to life outscoring visiting Smoky Mountain 8-2 over the final four … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Top Cherokee in 5 Innings
Bryson City - The Braves got on the board first Tuesday, scoring 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning. Almost identical start for Swain as they had in their loss to Hayesville on Friday. This time the Lady Devils answered back, in a big way. Swain scored 4 in the bottom of the 1st and then added 7 more runs in the 2nd on their way to a 15-3 … [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...]
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...]