Copley's key the Lady Pointers to blanking of Lady Panthers

CHESAPEAKE — Kota Copley was hard to hit. Adyson Copley has done nothing but hit.

Sophomore Kota Copley pitched a 2-hitter and junior Adyson Copley racked up her 100th career hit as the South Point Lady Pointers blanked the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 12-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday.

Adyson Copley went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple as she reached the milestone hit total. Kota Copley struck out 12 and did not walk a batter to get the win.

South Point (10-5, 4-2) had 14 hits including 8 extra base hits.

Kaylee Stidham was 2-4 with a double, a home run and 3 runs batted in. Raygen Yates was 2-2 with a triple, Natilyn Spears 2-2 with a double, Chloe West 1-2 with 2 RBI, Brinley Stamper 1-2, and Kota Copley 3-4 with 2 doubles and an RBI.

M Fry and K Collins each went 1-2 for Chesapeake (7-8, 1-5).

Already ahead 2-0, the second inning saw the Lady Pointers take full control of the game with a 4-run rally.

Adyson Copley drove in a pair of runs with a double into center to double their lead.

West connected on a 1-0 pitch for a base hit into center to score two more runners and build South Point's lead up to 6-0 and never look back.

Kota Copley slammed the door shut in the final two innings, as she struck out 6-straight Chesapeake batters to close out the game and get the win.

South Point 243  12  =  12 14  2

Chesapeake 000  00  =  0  2  1

Kota Copley and Natilyn Spears. Haylee Lafon, Madeline Fry (1) and Felicity Bellomy. W-Copley (IP-5.0, H-2, R-0, K-12, BB-0). L-Lafon (IP-0.2, H-3, R-2, ER-2, K-0, BB-2). Fry (IP-4.1, H-11, R-10, ER-10, K-2, BB-3). Hitting–South Point: Kota Copley 3-4 2-2B RBI, Adyson Copley 2-4 2B 3B 2-RBI, Kaylee Stidham 2-4 2B HR 3-RBI, Raygen Yates 2-2 3B, Natilyn Spears 2-2 2B, Chloe West 1-2 2-RBI, Brinly Stamper 1-2; Chesapeake: Madeline Fry 1-2, K.J. Collins 1-2.