By David Sharp
Abby Farmer pitched a one hit shutout, striking out 12 Brashear batters in September 23, 2021 Tri-County Conference softball action Atlanta. Maddie Pinkston hit a second inning inside the park home run for all the scoring the Lady Hornets would need.
Atlanta (8-1, 4-0) scored three more runs on their fifth inning. Aislynn Baker stroked an RBI single then Kate Farmer drove in two more Atlanta runs with a two out hit.
Brashear (4-7, 3-2) saw Alexa Borgmeyer walk in the Tiger first inning. Borgmeyer stole second and took third base on an error. Abby Farmer struck out the side in the first inning.
Cassidy Althide drew a one out walk in the third inning. The next two batters fanned, leaving the runner on second base. Alexa Borgmeyer doubled with two out in the Brashear sixth inning.
Lady Hornet center fielder Mikayla Teter threw the runner out attempting to stretch the double to a triple for the third out of the sixth inning. Maddie Pinkston singled with one out in the Hornet sixth inning.
Brashear ended the inning when Paige Stutsman caught a line drive and doubled the runner off first base. Abby Farmer closed the win, setting Brashear down in order in the seventh inning.
Atlanta scored four runs on five hits. Kate Farmer had a hit and two RBI’s. Maddie Pinkston was 2-3 with a Hornet run scored.
Brashear was shut out on one hit. Alexa Borgmeyer struck out nine batters with one walk on five hits. All four Atlanta runs were earned.
“They out pitched us, they out fielded us. They out hit us,” Brashear coach Chelsea Clark said. “It’s frustrating, but I don’t want my girls to get down over something like that. Kudos to Abby (Farmer). She is a good pitcher. She has been for four years now.”
“It’s frustrating when you can’t put a string of hits together and get one person across the plate,” Chelsea Clark said. “We have to put ourselves in a position to give ourselves a chance. That’s what I feel like we are failing to do right now.”
