SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Social Circle Lady Redskins’ season came to an end in Super Regionals with a 7-5 loss to the Mount Vernon Lady Mustangs Thursday afternoon.
Social Circle went 2-2 in Super Regionals, with both of their wins coming against the No. 3 seed Rabun County Lady Wildcats. The two losses came against the No. 1 seed Mount Vernon.
Though the end result was not what they had hoped for, Social Circle head coach Chris Davis was proud of how the team played throughout the season, especially in Super Regionals.
“I told them after that sometimes life just stinks,” Davis said. “We fought to the very end and they’ll be able to look in the mirror and say, ‘I gave it all that I had.’ The girls understand the work they have done individually and collectively. It is heartbreaking but I am proud of them.”
The first game of Super Regionals for Social Circle came against Rabun County, and Emily Turner took it over.
Turner pitched five innings, allowing no runs on three hits. She also struck out 10 Lady Wildcat batters.
The first runs of the tournament for Social Circle came in the second inning due to Rabun County miscues. Brilynn Oglesby layed down a bunt that was mishandled twice, allowing two runners to score.
A third error from Rabun County scored another Lady Redskins run in the third inning. Later in the inning, Social Circle scored two more runs on a bases loaded walk and a sacrifice fly.
Two more bases loaded walks along with a RBI double scored the three more runs in the final innings to help Social Circle win 8-0 in game one.
Following the win over Rabun County, the Lady Redskins squared off with Mount Vernon in the next game.
Social Circle got out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first two innings. Two of the runs came on base hits from Addyson Stracner and Kaylynn Scaffe.
The Lady Mustangs mounted a slow comeback, scoring five unanswered runs.
Mount Vernon scored their final two runs in the bottom of the seventh, walking-off on a RBI single to beat the Lady Redskins 5-4.
In day two of Super Regionals, Social Circle opened up with their second game against Rabun County. Just as in the first game, the Lady Redskins were in complete control.
Social Circle opened the game with a seven-run first inning, highlighted by RBI singles from Turner, Harlie Ramsey and Scaffe.
Miscues from Rabun County led to more runs for the Lady Redskins in the second and third innings. After a wild pitch scored a run in the second inning, they scored two more runs in the third inning on an RBI double from Laura Kate Tully and an error on the Lady Wildcats’ catcher.
Both teams traded runs in the bottom of the fourth and the top of the fifth to end the game with a 12-2 Social Circle win.
The win over Rabun County meant that the Lady Redskins and the Lady Mustangs were the only two teams remaining with a shot at the state championship in Columbus.
Social Circle jumped out to two separate leads in their final game against Mount Vernon but could not hold on as the Lady Mustangs came away with the win.
After taking the lead 1-0 on a solo home run from Scaffe, Mount Vernon responded with two runs in the bottom of the first to take the lead.
After two scoreless innings from Social Circle’s bats, they exploded with a four-run fourth inning. Ramsey laced a two-run double down the left field line before a two-run single from Stracner took the lead at 5-3.
After a quick change of momentum, the Lady Mustangs responded by having a four-run inning of their own in the fifth. The Mount Vernon bats got to Social Circle’s Abbey Land as the 7-5 lead stood to the end.
The loss stops the Lady Redskins season in Super Regionals. The team finished with a 20-11 record overall in the 2023 season.
Turner and Land pitched for the majority of Super Regionals for Social Circle. They combined for 18.2 innings and 20 strikeouts.
At the plate, Scaffe and Stracner both batted over .400 with a combined five RBIs. Tully finished with a .333 batting average and two RBIs.
Following the game, Davis spoke about how much the team meant to him and what he wanted this year’s team to be remembered for.
“They overcame a lot of adversity,” Davis said. “People had to step up and they did step up in situations. [It is about] the way they fought all year, they battled. We won some and lost some but we played hard every time.
