Chambers Baseball and Softball add wins in weekend tournaments
BY KATIE MCELVY
FOR THE LAFAYETTE SUN
Lady Rebels Softball
The Lady Rebels had a great week at the plate, picking up two wins over Cornerstone Christian 13-1 and 16-0. Chambers then entered into the weekend in the Bessemer Tournament. Facing Southern Academy, Payton Earl and Tenley Benefield doubled in the first inning to go up 2-0. Emmalee Jackson doubled in the second to add another score, but the Lady Cougars fought back in the bottom of the third to make the game a close 3-2. Sophie Price started off a big fourth inning for the Lady Rebels with a double. Jackson singled twice in the inning while Madison Stanford added another hit to give Chambers the 11-2 win. Samantha Lovelace got the win on the mound.
Blakely Allen tripled with bases loaded in the first inning of Chambers’ game against Fort Dale in the tournament to go up 3-0. Allen, Jackson and Ansley Carter all singled in the second to extend the Lady Rebel lead to 6-0 in the second. Fort Dale added three runs in the bottom of the inning, but Chambers was able to hold them off for the win. Earl had a great day on the mound, giving up two hits and striking out 4.
The Lady Rebels started the second day of the tournament with a 4-0 win over Coosa Valley, but lost to Bessemer 0-8 in the tournament championship. The Lady Rebels improve to 7-2 on the season.
Rebel Baseball
After a tough 4-14 loss to Abbeville to start the week, Chambers bounced back in the weekend tournament picking up a 4-3 win over Southern Academy. Strong defensive play kept the game scoreless through the first two innings. Drew Sheppard started the third off with a double, and Tripp O’Donnell and Colton Fuller both advanced the runners to put Chambers up 2-0. Sam Smith singled in the fourth, and the Rebels added two more runs. Southern took advantage of some Rebel errors in the bottom of the sixth to add three runs, but Chambers was able to outlast the Cougars. Colton Fuller got the win on the mound.
Three runs in the bottom of the third is all the Rebels put on the board in their matchup with South Choctaw, but those runs were enough as they held their opponents to get the 3-2 win. Sam Smith took the mound first and allowed no hits while striking out three.
The Rebels came up short in the last game of the tournament, falling 4-5. Eli Whorton tripled in the game, and Sam Smith doubled. Chambers improves to 3-2 on the season.
