softball
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Optimist baseball, softball practices suspended
LAURINBURG —Optimist baseball and softball practices have been suspended until April 3 due to the spread of the coronavirus. The Optimist Baseball and Softball Committee hopes to begin the season at some point this spring. The committee will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates. Staff report
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Steele signs with Fayetteville State
LAURINBURG — Scotland High senior BreAnna Steele signed her letter of intent Wednesday to play softball at Fayetteville State University. Steele has a 3.31 ERA through 74 innings of work at Scotland. She’s tallied 48 strikeouts. “I’m excited to start a new chapter in my life, and hopefully add to…
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Softball: Lady Scots fall to Jack Britt in pitcher’s duel
FAYETTEVILLE — A dominant outing from junior pitcher Carlie Myrtle helped Jack Britt’s softball team defeat Scotland 1-0 in nine innings on Tuesday night. Myrtle tallied 18 strikeouts and held the Lady Scots (0-1, 0-1 SAC) to just two hits. Scotland’s Isabell Allen had both of those hits. Scotland pitcher…
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St. Andrews baseball, softball teams have tough weekends
LAURINBURG — Reinhardt University swept the St. Andrews University baseball team in a three-game series over the weekend. St. Andrews’ record dropped to 11-13 overall and 0-6 in Appalachian Athletic Conference play. Reinhardt sits at the top of the conference with a 5-1 AAC record to go along with a…
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SAU softball team grabs 3 wins; baseball team falls to Milligan
LAURINBURG — The St. Andrews University softball team started Appalachian Athletic Conference with a pair of doubleheaders over the weekend. The Lady Knights won three of the four games. To begin the weekend, St. Andrews split a twinbill against Point University. In the first game, Point shutout St. Andrews 8-0.…
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Softball preview: Pitching and defense are strong suits, but can the offense step up?
LAURINBURG — The Scotland High softball team made a big splash in the 4A state playoffs last season, advancing as far as the third round after the No. 15 Lady Scots stunned No. 2 West Forsyth in the second round. The majority of that team is back this season. With…
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Knights split 4-game series with Bears
LAURINBURG — The St. Andrews University baseball team won the first two games of a four-game series against West Virginia Tech over the weekend. Each game in the series included a seven-inning format. The series consisted of two doubleheaders — one on Saturday, and the other on Sunday. In the…
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SAU softball, baseball teams begin new season
LAURINBURG — The St. Andrews University softball and baseball teams are set to begin their respective seasons this weekend. The softball team will host Limestone in a doubleheader on Friday. The first game is slated for 1 p.m. On Sunday, the Lady Knights will return to action with a doubleheader…
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Optimist Club to reschedule softball tournament
LAURINBURG — The Optimist Club of Laurinburg is looking into the last-minute change of its scholarship softball tournament after learning of a larger local tournament that will take place at the same time. The Phillip Hayes Memorial Softball Tournament was scheduled for the weekend before Labor Day, but on Wednesday…
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Gibson’s new path
LAURINBURG — Macie Gibson always knew she wanted to serve in the United States Armed Forces. She just didn’t know when the right time would be. Gibson knew that time had come after she finished her freshman year as a softball player at Lenoir-Rhyne University. The Scotland High School graduate…
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Scotland alumna Macie Gibson joins Air Force
LAURINBURG — After finishing her freshman year as a softball player at Lenoir-Rhyne University, Scotland High School alumna Macie Gibson announced earlier this week that she is joining the United States Air Force. The Laurinburg native posted a .291 average at the plate in her first collegiate season. She tallied…
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Optimist softball results from June 4
Laurinburg Auto Sales defeated Canal Woods 4-2 on Tuesday in one of two Optimist softball games in the Edge’s Grading and Hauling 12U league. Amir Bridges was the leading hitter for Laurinburg Auto, and Kinsey Hamilton was the top hitter for Canal Woods. In the second game of the evening,…
