An 11-run outburst in the third inning Monday helped carry Flat Rock Middle to an 18-8 win over Polk County Middle in Blue Ridge Conference softball action in Flat Rock.
The Wolverines closed their regular season with a 5-6-1 record, finishing third in the BRC’s East Division. Polk Middle will begin play Wednesday in the BRC postseason tournament, traveling to Macon Middle in the opening round.
Polk scored a run in the second inning as Amiyah Waters reached on an error, moved to second on Mary Marrow’s grounder, stole third and scored on an error. The Wolverines then took a 6-2 lead in the top of the third with a five-run rally.
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Lucy Tessnair reached on an error and Izzy Young singled. With two outs and runners on second and third, Waters singled to drive home both, with Marrow following with a single and Minda McComas being hit by a pitch to load the bases. AJ Jackson’s single scored Waters, and Kenzie Alm followed with a single to score two runs and give the Wolverines their four-run lead.
But Flat Rock’s huge third inning, with eight of the runs coming with two outs, gave the Eagles command of the game.
Polk answered with a run in the fourth as Young tripled and scored on Addison Queen’s single. But Flat Rock responded with four runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it 17-7.
The Wolverines closed their scoring in the fifth with a run as McComas singled, Jackson doubled and Emma Hayford singled to plate McComas.
Jackson finished 2-for-2 and Young 2-for-3 to pace Polk’s offense. Waters was 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored, with Alm, Hayford, Tessnair, Queen, Marrow and McComas each adding a base hit.
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