Lady Pointers pile up 14 hits in win over Lady Hornets

SOUTH POINT — Kota Copley doesn’t just pitch, she can hit, too.

Copley pitched a 7-hitter and went 4-for-4 at the play with 2 doubles and 2 runs batted in as the South Point Lady Pointers beat the Coal Grove Lady Hornets 8-5 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday.

Copley struck out 6, walked 2 and only 3 of the runs were earned as she got the complete game win.

South Point (11-5, 5-2) had 14 hits and Copley wasn’t the only player with a big game. Kaylee Stidham was 2-3 with a pair of doubles and she drove home 4 runs.

Kyleigh Castle was 2-2 with a double, Adyson Copley 2-4 with an RBI, Brinly Stamper 2-3, Chloe West 1-3 and Natilyn Spears 1-4.

Coal Grove (7-10, 6-3) was paced by Kendall Taylor who was 3-3 with two doubles. Kasey Vanderhoof went 1-3 with an RBI, Rylee Bare 1-2, Addy Wilson 1-4 with an RBI and Izzy Kitts was 1-4.

The Lady Pointers took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth when Copley doubled into center to score two runs to make it 6-4.

Adyson helped add an insurance run in the sixth with an RBI single and Stidham doubled to drive in the final run for South Point and make it 8-4.

Coal Grove tried to rally with two outs, as Kasey Vanderhoof singled in a run. However, the following batter flied out to Kaitlyn Evans to end the game.

Coal Grove 202 000 1 = 5 7 1

South Point 112 202 x = 8 14 3

Rylee Bare and Kasey Vanderhoof. Kota Copley and Natilyn Spears. W-Copley (IP-7.0, H-7, R-5, ER-3, K-6, BB-2). L-Bare (IP-6.0, H-14, R-8, ER-7, K-7, BB-2). Hitting–South Point: Kota Copley 4-4 2-2B 2-RBI, Adyson Copley 2-4 RBI, Kaylee Stidham 2-3 2-2B 4-RBI, Kyleigh Castle 2-2 2B, Natilyn Spears 1-4, Chloe West 1-3, Brinly Stamper 2-3; Coal Grove Kendall Taylor 3-3 2-2B, Izzy Kitts 1-4, Rylee Bare 1-2, Kasey Vanderhoof 1-3 RBI, Addy Wilson 1-4 RBI.