In the March 15 opening game of the 2023 softball season, the Amherst Lancers put the works on the Appomattox Raiders by a score of 10-0. That game was played at Amherst, which is a Class 4 school in the Seminole District, and broke the two-time defending Class 2 state champion Raiders' 40-game winning streak that encompassed the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
On Monday night, Appomattox welcomed Amherst to their own ball park for a rematch. In a testament to the steady improvement of this season's revamped lineup, the Raiders won their fifth straight game since the season opener by defeating the Lancers on a two-run walk-off home run by Haleigh Tweedy in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Amherst held a 5-3 lead with just three more outs to finish off the game. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Bailey Hamilton hit a ground ball to the Lancers' shortstop and beat the throw to first base. Aubrey Fulcher followed by drawing a walk.
On the first pitch to Tweedy, Hamilton stole third base and scored following an error on the attempted put out throw from the catcher to third base. Fulcher advanced to third base on the play.
With a 1-1 count, Tweedy made contact with the third pitch and sent the ball over the right field wall for the 6-5 come-from-behind win. It was Tweedy's first home run of the season.
Appomattox (5-1) is scheduled to play two more home games this week, hosting Dan River (2-5) on Wednesday and Buckingham on Thursday. Both games start at 5:30 p.m.
Find out more in the upcoming April 12 issue of the Times Virginian newspaper. Pick up a copy or subscribe at www.timesvirginian.com/subscriber_services to view the full article in the e-edition version.
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