LC's Mariah Zavala appeared in the eighth inning of game two Tuesday as a pinch hitter and calmly hit this pitch for a bloop single that drove in the go-ahead run. Lamar went on to sweep Chattooga and advance to round two of the GHSA Class AA state softball playoffs. (Photo: Walter Geiger)

Lady Trojans win thriller; advance to round two

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Tuesday, October 8. 2019

Sophomore pinch hitter Mariah Zavala got a bloop, two-out single in the top of the eighth inning to drive in the go ahead run Tuesday night to give LC a 3-2 lead over Chattooga in the nightcap of a playoff doubleheader at Aldora Field. Cayla Bishop then walloped a towering, three-run home run off the scoreboard in left center field to make it 6-2. LC went on to win it 6-3.

Paired with a 6-0 win in the first game, LC advanced to round two of the state playoffs next week.

The Trojans got a Herculean effort from pitcher Brinkley Yevak who went the distance in both games despite being hit in the hand by a pitch in her first at bat of the day. Though badly bruised and obviously in pain, Yevak pitched 15 innings, allowing only six hits and striking out 11.