Macie Crutchfield - Randolph Record

14 Mar

Prep softball: Patriots go through process in new season

Bob SuttonSportsEmma Mazzarone, Macie Crutchfield, Prep softball, Providence Grove athletics, Providence Grove softball, Southwestern Randolph

Providence Grove’s Leela Von Der Hay tags out Southwestern Randolph’s Madison Varner. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) CLIMAX – Some growing pains are going to be part of the process for Providence Grove’s softball team this season. That’s fine with coach Tim Brown as long as the Patriots show progress. Providence Grove was undefeated in the regular season last year, but five starters are gone from that team. “Comparing everything to last year would be difficult for everybody,” senior pitcher Emma Mazzarone said. “It was a special team. This year could be special, too. You can’t compare to last year because it…

Prep Roundup: Wheatmore girls start in good soccer groove; Mixed results in baseball, softball

Randolph RecordSportsBrent Haynes, Eli Gravely, Ellie Garrison, Emma Mazzarone, Hunter Atkins, Macie Crutchfield, prep athletics, Prep baseball, prep soccer, Prep softball, Rob Shore, Stratton Barwick, Summer Bowman

Providence Grove’s Rori Luther makes a move with West Davidson’s Marly Gouker approaching during last week’s game. West Davidson won 1-0. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Wheatmore opened the season with a 6-0 victory with Ellie Garrison scoring four goals against visiting Ledford last week in girls’ soccer. Natalie Bowman and Summer Bowman had the other goals. It was a nice start for the Warriors, who were undefeated Class 2-A state champions with a 25-0 record last year. Here are some other items of note from the opening week of the spring season: Baseball ** Randleman suffered an 11-0, six-inning loss March…

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Macie Crutchfield

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Macie Crutchfield | Southwestern Randolph, softball Crutchfield began her career by pitching a shutout and she added to that list of early accomplishments later in the week. Crutchfield, a freshman, threw a one-hitter with five strikeouts and one walk when the Cougars blanked host Oak Grove 3-0 in their first game of the season. Later in the week, she struck out 15 batters in a 7-0 defeat of visiting Central Davidson. Crutchfield gave up five hits and three walks in her second outing in the circle. On offense in that game, Maddie Varner and Madeline Smith both drove in two…