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“I thought we hit the ball well and we always like to get in innings for everybody,” said head coach Greg Fowler.
Starting pitcher Kristin White and reliever Spencer Embler allowed just one hit and one run in the five innings, while the Golden Eagle offense exploded for 14 hits in the blowout.
East really only needed the first inning to get the ‘W’ in sending 11 batters to the plate that accounted for six runs.
Senior Nicole Welborn started off her 4-for-4 day off with a single and stole second. Taylor Vance, Embler, White and Anna Freeman strung together four consecutive singles for three of the runs with one out. From there it was Addie Chaney adding a pair of RBI on a double down the third base line and an RBI single from Welborn.
Another run would be added in the second when Vance doubled off the fence in right-center and scored on an error, with four more going up in both the third and fourth innings to invoke the mercy rule.
Salisbury scored its lone run in the top of the third when the leadoff batter walked and later scored on a single.
The real tournament begins for the Lady Golden Eagles today with a showdown against the Lady Panthers in Wallburg. Ledford reached the semifinals by defeating Lexington 22-0 in three innings. In the previous two meetings East has found itself on the short end of one-run losses. This time the Golden Eagles wish to be on the winning side of a contest.
“Both of those games could have gone either way and you have to give Ledford the credit,” said Fowler. “We are going to go over there and hope that we play well and hope it is a good competitve game.”
First pitch is scheduled for approximately 7 p.m.
Notes: Welborn finished with two RBI while Embler had a big game in her return from injury with three hits and four RBI... Vance was a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored... It will be a game time decision on whether Embler or White will start on the mound.