Leesburg Beats Jones, 49-0: In Softball?
SOFTBALL
Leesburg
Coach Georgette Wilson was unaware that any state records were within
her team's reach. All she knew was it got real ugly somewhere around the
second inning of her team's 49-0, five-inning victory over Jones
Thursday afternoon in the Class AAA, District 6 tournament.
Leesburg (12-5) missed tying the record for most runs scored in a game by one. The record was set on March 3, 1988, when Montverde Academy defeated Calvary Christian of Ormond Beach, 50-2. Although the Florida Sports Record Book doesn't keep track of the largest margin of victory, Leesburg now could probably lay claim to at least tying that unofficial record.
Leesburg (12-5) missed tying the record for most runs scored in a game by one. The record was set on March 3, 1988, when Montverde Academy defeated Calvary Christian of Ormond Beach, 50-2. Although the Florida Sports Record Book doesn't keep track of the largest margin of victory, Leesburg now could probably lay claim to at least tying that unofficial record.
How bad was it?
Leesburg sent 20 batters to the plate in the second inning, scored 16 runs, and that wasn't even the Yellow Jackets'
best inning. In the third inning, Leesburg had 24 batters step to the
plate and scored 18 runs. The Yellow Jackets batted around in every
inning except the bottom of the fourth when they scored only six runs,
their lowest one-inning output of the game.
Leadoff batter Becky Morris did just what a leadoff batter is supposed to do. She got on base every time she batted - all seven times. She was 4-for-6, reaching twice on errors and once on a walk.
Leesburg had two home runs, both by Missy Thompson - one of which was a grand slam in the second inning - and had two more base-emptying hits when balls hit by Mecee Roberts and Kelly Crum were turned into four-base errors.
Jones committed 19 errors.
The victory puts Leesburg in today's championship game at 4:30 p.m. against Edgewater, which defeated Seminole, 11-7, in Thursday's other game.
Leesburg sent 20 batters to the plate in the second inning, scored 16 runs, and that wasn't even the Yellow Jackets'
best inning. In the third inning, Leesburg had 24 batters step to the
plate and scored 18 runs. The Yellow Jackets batted around in every
inning except the bottom of the fourth when they scored only six runs,
their lowest one-inning output of the game.Leadoff batter Becky Morris did just what a leadoff batter is supposed to do. She got on base every time she batted - all seven times. She was 4-for-6, reaching twice on errors and once on a walk
.Leesburg had two home runs, both by Missy Thompson - one of which was a grand slam in the second inning - and had two more base-emptying hits when balls hit by Mecee Roberts and Kelly Crum were turned into four-base errors.
Jones committed 19 errors.
The victory puts Leesburg in today's championship game at 4:30 p.m. against Edgewater, which defeated Seminole, 11-7, in Thursday's other game.
