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Lady Patriots roll over Delta
• Rodgers retiring from coaching duties  | Courtesy photos
MA softball
The
Lady Patriots are pictured with retiring head coach Susan Rodgers. In
front, from left, are Vicky Farris, Hailey McMinn, Darcie Gibson,
Hannah Pasco, Kat Moore and Chloe Barrier. In back, from left, are
Maura Jane Autry, Blake Martin, Elizabeth Skelton, Chelsey Gilliam,
Cheyenne Bolden (behind Moore), Caitlyn Brooks, Arin Leigh Valentine
and Coach Rodgers. |
Marshall Academy closed out its 2010 softball season last week with a win over Delta and a loss to North Delta. Kat Moore enjoyed a three-for-four performance at the plate as the Lady Patriots routed Delta 12-3 on Monday, Sept. 20, at home. Also getting one hit each were Arin Leigh Valentine and Caitlyn Brooks.  | Mound work
Elizabeth Skelton delivers a pitch versus Delta. |
Elizabeth Skelton pitched a complete game, giving up four hits, walking four and striking out three. On
Tuesday of last week, the MA girls traveled to Batesville to play North
Delta, the top team in District 1-AA. They dropped a hard-fought 7-4
contest. The Lady Green Wave scored three runs in the first inning off two Marshall errors. “But after that we played with them the rest of the game,” said head coach Susan Rodgers. North
Delta’s senior pitcher kept the MA bats silent for much of the game,
but the highlight came when Chelsey Gilliam hit a two-run homer over
the center field wall. Also getting one hit each for the Lady Pats (9-14) were Brooks and Moore. Skelton again pitched a complete game. She gave up three hits, walked eight and struck out one. It
was the last game for Rodgers as the team’s head coach. She is stepping
away from on-the-field duties but continuing her teaching and athletic
director responsibilities at MA. She coached the Lady Patriots five
years and led them to a state runner-up finish in 2006, back-to-back
state championships in 2007 and 2008 and an overall crown in 2008. The Marshall Academy team submitted a special “thank you” honoring Coach Rodgers. “Thank
you for all you have done for us, and we will really miss you next year
on the field. Thanks for all that you have done, Coach Rodgers, to make
our program one that we can all be proud of.” |
