Melvin Fires 4-Hitter as Redwomen Upset Lady Hornets

PEDRO — As they say, “Get ‘em on, get ‘em over, get ‘em in.”

In a game that featured no runs batted in, the Rock Hill Redwomen used the 4-hit pitching of Isabelle Melvin to top the Coal Grove Lady Hornets 4-1 on Wednesday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Melvin struck out 9 and did not issue a walk as she went the distance.

Coal Grove’s Abbie Deeds gave up just 6 hits, struck out 12 and walked 3 in taking the loss.

Coal Grove (3-3, 1-1) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Shay Collins was hit by a pitch, moved up on a ground out, took third on a hit by Rylee Black and scored on a wild pitch.

Rock Hill (2-4, 1-0) tied the game in the second on a leadoff triple by Abby Schug and a wild pitch.

The Redwomen took a 3-1 lead with a pair of runs in the fourth.

With one out, Schug walked, Alaina Wilds singled, and Lilli Griffith walked to load the bases.

Schug scored on a throwing error and Wilds came home on a wild pitch.

The Redwomen added an insurance run in the sixth when Wilds doubled, took third on a hit by Griffith and scored on an outfield error.

Wilds went 2-2 with a double and Kidd 2-3 to pace the Rock Hill offense.

Coal Grove 100 000 0 = 1 4 1

Rock Hill 010 201 x = 4 6 0

Abbie Deeds and Rylee Black. Isabelle Melvin and Savannah Kidd. W-Melvin (IP-7.0, H-4, R-1, ER- 1, K-9, BB-0). L-Deeds (IP-6.0, H-6, R-4, ER-3, K-12, BB-3). Hitting-Coal Grove: Abbie Deeds 1-3, Rylee Black 1-3, Kendall Taylor 1-3, Rylee Bare 1-3 2B; Rock Hill: Savannah Kidd 2-3, Abby Schug 1-2 3B, Alaina Wilds 2-2 2B, Lilli Griffith 1-2.