Andrews paces Fayetteville past Har-Ber

SPRINGDALE -- Baylee Andrews was a two-way terror for Fayetteville on Thursday. Andrews hit a first-inning home run and played standout defense at third base to lead Fayetteville to a 6-2 victory over Springdale Har-Ber at J.B. Hunt Park. Mabry and Vance. Vanhook and Holt. W — Mabry. L — Vanhook. HR — Andrews. Andrews hit a line-drive home run to give Fayetteville a 1-0 lead in the first. She followed with a two-out, two-strike RBI single in the second when Fayetteville added two more runs. But she was equally impressive in the field with several stops at third base. She fielded a hard grounder and threw a runner out at first after Honesty Holt hit a one-out double for the Lady Wildcats. Andrews then recorded the final out of the inning herself when she fielded a ball and dove to tag out a Har-Ber runner trying to advance to third. Andrews forced a runner at the plate with a throw in the fifth inning and fielded another hard-hit ball in the sixth to keep Har-Ber from closing the gap. "Baylee, obviously, got us off to a good start with the home run and she made a number of good plays at third base," Fayetteville coach Jason Shirey said. "She's come a long way and it's nice to see her have a game like that." Maggie Mabry overcame a two-run home run by Brooklyn Morgan to earn the complete-game victory. Fayetteville (4-5, 3-1) can match its four conference wins from last year if the Lady Bulldogs beat Rogers Heritage at home Tuesday. Har-Ber (5-8, 1-3) was competitive throughout against Fayetteville after losing 10-0 to Bentonville on Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats collected eight hits, including a double and single by Aryn Scoggins. Holt also had a double and a single while Morgan had a home run and a single. Har-Ber loaded the bases in the seventh before Mabry ended the game with her fifth strikeout. Heidi Bogle, who played at Har-Ber as a freshman, had three hits in the leadoff position for Fayetteville.

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NWADG | 4/1/2016

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