High school softball roundup: Anderson leads Harris County past Northside
Carson Anderson went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to lead Harris County to a 6-4 victory over Northside in a Region 1-AAAAA game on Thursday.
The win moved Harris County, 3-0 in the region, into a first-place tie with Columbus. Harris County hosts Shaw on Tuesday before playing at Columbus on Thursday.
Brooke Wakenigg picked up Thursday's win for the Lady Tigers. She also had a pair of hits.
Mary Horne had a double and two RBIs to lead Northside.Thursday at Northside
Harris 121 200 0 --6 8 5
Northside 200 011 0 --4 7 2
WP--Brooke Wakenigg. LP--Hannah George. Hitting leaders--Harris County Abbey Thomason 1-4, R; Lilly Hooper 1-4, 2B, 2R, RBI; Carson Anderson 3-4, 2B, 3RBI; Brooke Wakenigg 2-4; Hannah Carrol 1-3, 2B. Northside Hannah George 1-4, R; Mary Horne 2-3, 2B, 2R, 2RBI; Madison Causey 1-3, RBI; Jordan Wells 2-3, 2B. Records--Harris County 3-5, 3-0 Region 1-AAAAA. Northside 6-3, 2-2. Next--Harris County NA. Northside, vs. Hillgrove, at Allatoona, Friday, 6:45 p.m.
BROOKSTONE 13, TAYLOR CO. 3
BUTLER, Ga. -- Katherine Snavely went 4-for-5 with two triples, a double, two runs scored and four RBIs as Brookstone routed Taylor County 13-3 on Thursday afternoon.
Helen Snavely picked up the win. She also went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
Haley Johnson and Taylor Roos both went 3-for-4. Johnson scored three times.
Marty Laughbaum and Nae McClain drove in two runs apiece.Thursday at Taylor County
Brookstone 300 104 5 --13 17 2
Taylor Co. 000 210 0 --3 7 1
WP--Helen Snavely. LP--M. Powell. Hitting leaders--Brookstone Haley Johnson 3-4, 3R; Marty Laughbaum 3-5, 3R, 2RBI; Katherine Snavely 4-5, 2B, 2 3B, 2R, 4RBI; Helen Snavely 2-5, 2B, 2R, 3RBI; Nae McClain 1-5, 3B, R, 2RBI; Taylor Roos 3-4, 2B, R, RBI. Records--Brookstone 8-1. Next--Brookstone, at Marion County, 5 p.m. Tuesday.
HARDAWAY 12, CARVER 2
Marchell Johnson struck out eight and allowed just four hits to lead Hardaway to a win over Carver.
Summer Standford went 2-for-3 and drove in four runs for the Lady Hawks.Thursday at Hardaway
Carver 011 00 --2 4 0
Hardaway 055 2x --12 5 0
WP-- Marchell Johnson. LP--NA. Hitting leaders--Hardaway: Lilly Mitchell 1-2, R, 2 RBIS; Summer Standford 2-3, 4 RBIs; Gaby Otterness 0-0 with a walk, 2 HBP, one RBI, 2 Rs; JaDaeja Crowell 1-2, R, RBI. Records--Hardaway 4-11. Next--Hardaway hosts Northside Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
LAGRANGE 12, SHAW 0
Kara Goree and Jordan Bagsby each had a hit Tuesday for Shaw, but LaGrange exploded for nine runs in the top of the third inning and went to a win in a game shortened by the mercy rule.Thursday at Shaw
LaGrange 009 3 --12 10 0
Shaw 000 0 --0 2 3
WP--Skinner. LP--Elisabeth Bush (2-4). Hitting leaders--Shaw: Kara Goree 1-2; Jordan Bagsby 1-2. Records--Shaw (2-7, 0-3). Next--Shaw at Harris County Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
JACKSON 16, JORDAN 0
JACKSON, Ga. -- Jackson scored seven runs in both the second and third innings and pitched a no-hitter to defeat Jordan in a game shortened by the mercy rule.Thursday at Jackson, Ga
Jordan 000 --0 0 2
Jackson 277 --16 7 1
WP--M. Sullivan. LP--Ayana Walker. Records--Jordan 4-7. Next--Jordan hosts Rutland Tuesday at 5 p.m.
This story was originally published August 27, 2015 at 11:21 PM with the headline "High school softball roundup: Anderson leads Harris County past Northside ."