Errors. They can make or break you. For example, the Sherman Lady Tide faced Independence and Clay last week and in each game, the Maroon and Gold
committed only one error. Both of those games were won by the Lady Tide, 1-0 over Independence and a 1-0 decision over Clay.
However, against Hoover and Ritchie County, it was another story.
Against Hoover, the Sherman girls committed a total of six errors in a 10-0 whipping and again the next day in the Best of the Best at Buffalo, they had six errors in a 6-2 defeat; vs. Ritchie County in the Best of the Best, they committed a total of six errors in a 7-4 loss."We are beating ourselves," said Sherman head coach Jim Henderson. "It's hard to beat someone when you commit six errors. Take them away, and we are in pretty much every game."
Sherman 1 Independence 0
The Lady Tide rolled over the Independence Lady Patriots on Monday, April 9 by a score of 1-0. Sherman ace India Stone pitched a gem, allowing just two hits and striking out 11.The Maroon and Gold ladies got the only run they needed in the fifth inning as freshman Jessica Hudson scored on a passed ball. Freshman Madison Bowman, sophomore Mandi Workman, and senior Brittany Summers each had hits for Sherman.
Sherman 1 Clay 0
Stone fired a two-hitter and fanned 15 en route to the Lady Tide's six win of the season on Tuesday, April 10. She was also responsible for Sherman's only run of the contest - an RBI triple in the third inning that scored freshman third baseman Amanda Browning who had reached base on a walk. Workman also tripled. Each team committed one error. The win put the Boone girls' record at 6-4.
Hoover 10 Sherman 0
Herbert Hoover's Leanne Murphy pitched a no-hitter for the Lady Huskies who drowned the Lady Tide 10-0 in the second game of a double header at Clay County.The Kanawha County squad picked up 10 runs on eight hits and committed two errors.
Sherman had no runs, on no hits, and six errors.Stone was the loser on the mound.
Hoover 6 Sherman 2
Sherman's first game in the Best of the Best Tournament at Buffalo on Wednesday, April 11, resulted in a loss.
With the score tied at 2-2 and with two outs in the top of the sixth, the Lady Huskies erupted for four runs to get the win 6-2.A hit batsman, base hit, and three errors led to the four runs. Stone once again pitched well enough to win, scattering six hits and striking out 15, but she found herself on the losing side as the Lady Tide committed six errors.
"She pitched very well," Henderson said of Stone's performance. "Once again, we made too many mistakes." Senior catcher Angela Santonia finished the contest with a 2-3 showing. Stone added a base hit and a run scored; Workman had a hit and an RBI, and Bowman and senior Tanya Holmes also added base hits.Hudson crossed the plate for a run.
Ritchie County 7 Sherman 4
Stone hit two homeruns (a lead-off shot in the first inning and a two-run blast in the fifth), but it wasn't enough as the Ritchie County Lady Rebels fought back from a 2-0 deficit and a 4-4 tie to win 7-4. Stone also added three RBI and scored two runs in the loss. On the mound, she gave up five hits and fanned nine, but Sherman once again committed six miscues.
Back to back losses n the Best of the Best leave the Lady Tide with a 6-7 record. Workman added a hit and a run scored; Summers finished with a hit and an RBI and Browning contributed a hit in a losing effort. Play continues this week for the Maroon and Gold. On Monday, they play host to Logan; Wednesday finds them entertaining Chapmanville and on Thursday they travel to Winfield for an encounter with the Lady General.
On Friday, they will participate in the Sluggerfest at Milton.
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