First Round State 4A Playoffs
Cox Mill 1
Alexander Central 16
The top seeded Lady Cougars rolled over a badly over-matched foe in Round I of the State Playoffs on Tuesday in Taylorsville.
ACHS built a 16-0 lead over Cox Mill after 4 innings and the game was called after 5. Faith Carrigan pitched 4 innings of no-hit ball allowing only a walk while fanning 8 batters.
Carrigan homered . Kirstyn Herman homered twice and went 3-4 with 5 runs batted in. Chesney Stikeleather drove in 3 runs, going 2-4. Peyton Price went 3-4 and scored 3 times.
Alexander Central improves to 23-2 and will advance to Round II. They will host Weddington who defeated Myers Park 7-6. The game is set for Thursday at Central Park.
Cox Mill 1 run-2 hits-2 errors
Alexander Central 16 runs-18 hits-0 errors