Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV can't capture shootout, loses 11-9 to Brunswick Academy.

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Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV lost a battle of the bats on Wednesday, falling short in a 11-9 ballgame against Brunswick Academy

Even in defeat, Meagan Colston played well for Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV.

Colston got on base three times in the game for Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV. She scored three runs and had one RBI. She singled in the fifth and sixth innings.

Colston pitched lights out for Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV. Colston held Brunswick Acad. hitless over three innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out one.

Brunswick Academy's Navmi Sadler, Alyssa Rivas and Paige Jennings combined for six hits and three RBIs.

Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. A single by Abbey Acree, plating Bethany Lassiter and Kaitlin Rogerson started the inning off.

Brunswick Academy stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the fourth, scoring four runs on two errors, a fielder's choice, and an RBI single by Sadler.

Brunswick Academy added three more runs in the top of the fifth. Jennings kicked things off with a single, bringing home Rivas.

Three Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV runs crossed the plate in the bottom half of the fifth, making the score 10-6. An RBI single by Alyssa Snyder and a two-run double by Lassiter triggered Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV's comeback. The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV threat came to an end when Kyleigh Capps finally got Rogerson to strike out.

After pushing across three runs in the bottom of the sixth, Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV faced just a 10-9 deficit. An RBI single by Colston and a walk by Snyder fueled Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets JV's comeback. Finally, Capps induced an inning-ending from Lassiter.

 

Photos by Randy Wrenn