MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - The No.12 Berry Vikings topped the Hendrix Warriors 12-0 once again on Saturday afternoon at Kay Williams Field, advancing to the Southern Athletic Association championship series next weekend at home.
Berry (27-11) got on the board early in the second inning when
Morgan Frye slid home on a sacrifice bunt from
Shelby Daniel.
Aleeya Thornton made the score 2-0 in the third inning, but the offense would later go on to explode for the rest of the game as the Warriors used four different pitchers attempting to slow down the red hot offense. The efforts wouldn't work as
Blair Hall singled to right field, scoring both
Anna Jackson and Frye to make it 4-0.
The Vikings scored eight total runs in the fifth inning alone.
Katie White hit a solo homer out to left center field, and
Anna Jackson followed with a two-run homer of her own, making it 7-0.
Grace Hamilton,
Abbey Gamble,
Sydney Moroney, Thornton, and White all scored following the home runs, ending the game early.
Emily Whitehead (5-3) secured the win in the circle, pitching three innings, and striking out two batters.
Hannah Gore finished out the day pitching in the last two innings, striking out two batters as well.
The team ended the day with 13 hits, and zero errors.
The Vikings will host the final round of the Southern Athletic Association Championship at Kay Williams Field. Dates and times will be released when information is made available.