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| A Glenn player reaches out as a War Eagle stretches for the bag. - Photo by James Barringer |
The Glenn Bobcats stopped Davie’s scorching run by a count of 5-0 on May 25 in Kernersville.
Glenn’s offense struck in the first inning and never looked back. Davie’s first-year coach, Alyse Bowden, could take solace in a whole lot of positives. The finest softball run since 2001 provided enough memories to last a long time.
“Of course I wanted to (advance to the semifinals), but overall we had a real successful season,” Bowden said. “When you look back at the past several years and teams haven’t made it past (the second round), it was satisfying to make it to the third round.”
Glenn threw an early knockout punch. In the first, a batter walked, stole second and scored on a single. Glenn poured across three runs in the second and, for good measure, one in the fifth. The Bobcats finished with eight hits.
There was no shame in falling to Kat Zimmer and the 26-2 Bobcats, who have become regulars in the quarterfinals. Zimmer, who has pitched every game, tossed a two-hitter with one walk and nine strikeouts. She only needed 86 pitches ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.