Hayesville shortstop Raylyn Taylor, shown making a play during the regular season, had the only hit for the Lady Jackets in the first round against South Stanly.
By Gary Corsair
Sports Writer
Hayesville was unceremoniously drubbed out of the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association softball playoffs Monday, 15-0, at South Stanly.
The Lady Yellow Jackets, the No. 30 seed in the West, managed just one hit and committed 14 errors in a game shortened to three innings due to the NCHSAA mercy rule.
Only 5 runs were earned by No. 3 seed South Stanly.
“We struggled to play solid defense with errors that resulted in multiple runs that we did not answer offensively,” Hayesville Coach Marissa Peck stated.
Stanly decided the outcome early with 9 runs in the first inning.
Shortstop Raylyn Taylor had Hayesville’s lone hit. She went 1-for-1.
The loss brought down the curtain on a frustrating season. Hayesville’s young and inexperienced squad won 1 and lost 16.
Obviously, Peck and her girls are hoping for better results next year.
“We are young and ready to grow to continue to get better for next season with four freshmen getting playoff game experience and positional awareness improving,” Peck said. “I look forward to the potential that next season brings.”