An Enterprise Staff Report

Only two games into the season, the Cumberland Lady Skins already appear to be in midseason form.

The visiting Lady Skins pounded out 13 hits and rolled to a 14-0 victory in five innings over Evarts on Thursday.

Two pitchers combined to hold the Lady Cats hitless. Junior Kelsey Day (1-1) fanned eight and walked two in three innings. Sophomore Samantha Sexton pitched the final two innings, striking out one.

Day led Cumberland (1-1) at the plate with three doubles. Natasha Pennington, Colleen Boggs and Ashley Reynolds each singled twice. Sexton, Shawna Short, Jenny Clay and Kendra Russell added a single apiece.

Becky Long (0-2) took the loss for the Lady Cats.

The Lady Skins return to action Monday at home against Leslie County. Evarts (0-2) will travel to Cawood on April 7.

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Cumberland 455 00 — 14 13 0

Evarts 000 00 — 0 0 5

Day, Sexton (4) and Pennington; Long and McLain. W—Day (1-1). L—Long (0-2).

Pineville 16

Cawood 0

In a game eerily similar to Monday’s loss to Middlesboro, the Trojanettes were hurt by errors and control problems as the visiting Lady Lions cruised.

Cawood (0-7) committed seven errors, and pitchers Shana Curry (0-1) and Charlea Robinette combined for 15 walks and two hit batters.

Senior Heather Posey singled for the Trojanettes’ only hit.

Chatman Taylor (1-0) earned the win for the Lady Lions, striking out five and walking one.

Cawood (0-2) returns to action Saturday in the Corbin Invitational Tournament, taking on Corbin at 12:30 p.m. and Model at 2. Pineville (1-0) will travel to Clay County on April 7.

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Pineville 367 — 16 4 0

Cawood 000 — 0 1 7

Taylor and Howard; SCurry, Robinette (3) and ACurry. W—Taylor (1-0). L—SCurry (0-1).