{"id":7095,"date":"2025-04-22T12:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/gilbert-softball-ends-gray-collegiates-region-win-streak\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:29:54","slug":"gilbert-softball-ends-gray-collegiates-region-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/gilbert-softball-ends-gray-collegiates-region-win-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Softball Ends Gray Collegiate\u2019s Region Win Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Thomas Grant Jr.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First place in Region 4-4A was settled by a pitcher\u2019s dual in Gilbert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lady Indian starter Ainsley Minchew and Gray Collegiate Academy\u2019s Makenzie Sease battled for 6 \u00bd innings Monday. At stake was sole possession of first place in Region 4-4A in the first of two meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minchew was up for the challenge against a Lady War Eagles\u2019 team which had not lost a region game since April 22, 2021 against Saluda. She fanned 12 batters, walked two and allowed just two hits in seven innings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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(Photos by Gilbert Softball)
1.Gilbert pitcher Ainsley Minchew and catcher Carley Milton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

With the Lady War Eagles riding a 33-game region win streak, Sease was equally dominant. At one point, she recorded six of her 14 strikeouts in succession and held Gilbert to just three hits in six innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of those hits in the Bottom 6th helped produced the lone run of the game. Following Whitney Rogers\u2019 one-out single, Carley Melton belted a hit which brought her around the bases to put the Lady Indians on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With two ground outs to open the Top 7th, Minchew looked to close out the victory in quick fashion. Facing a full count, Na\u2019Veah Matthews kept Gray Collegiate Academy\u2019s hopes alive with a single to leftfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peyton Hendrix then walked on four pitches to put the go-ahead run on first. Minchew regrouped, striking out Braelyn Triplett on four pitches to end the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gilbert (20-2, 13-0) can clinch the region title with a win Thursday in West Columbia. A win by Gray Collegiate (21-3, 12-1) forces a tiebreaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baseball<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The race for the Region 4-4A baseball title could get settled this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gilbert and Airport are tied at 11-1 for first place having split their two meetings. The Indians
close out region play with two games against Gray Collegiate, while the Eagles face archrival
Brookland-Cayce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The games will take place Tuesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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