The Birmingham Giants 18u Softball (6-0) team won their 5th and 6th straight at Southern Union College on saturday, leaving them again 5 shy of the club record to start the season of 11 straight wins, after last seasons 10 straight to start the year.
In the first game of their double header the Giants faced off with a very talented Elite Sox team, and team that has produced several college players over the years. Hannah Pritchett started the game in the circle, allowing 2 runs over 4 innings, striking out 3 and 3 hits. Offensively the Giants had hits from Kelsey English (2), Hannah Ptitchett (2, 1 3b), Dalton Merrill (2), Rachael McKinney (2b), Maci Harris (1), Anne Graham (1), and Alexis Griffin(1) to produce their 6 runs in the 6-2 win.
In Game 2 of their double header, the Giants sent Grace Graham (Faulkner), she allowed just 1 hit over 3 innings, while striking out 3 and the Giants offense received hits from Kelsey English (2, 1 2b), Hannah Pritchett (1), Dalton Merrill (MMI)(3,1 2B), Rachael McKinney (2), Grace Graham (3, 2 2b), Shelby Morgan (1), Mci Harris (1), Anne Graham (2, 1 HR), and Alexis Griffin (2) to produce the Giants runs in the victory.
The Giants play next in Florence at the Tri State Exposure on October 1st. Head Coach Heather McGuirk has now started with a 14-1 record with her (18u, 16u 01 and 16u 02), her only loss…. to her self!
