COAL GROVE — It took a little extra for the Rock Hill Redwomen to get this win.
Rock Hill used extra base hits by Neveah Hackworth and Isabelle Melvin to help beat the Coal Grove Lady Hornets 6-3 on Wednesday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.
Hackworth hit a home run and Melvin had 2 doubles as they combined to drive in 5 of the Rock Hill runs.
Coal Grove got a run in the second inning when Rylee Black walked, Mia Haynes reached on an error and Jenna Anson grounded out.
Rock Hill (4-6, 4-2) took the lead in the top of the third when Charlie Long and Karlee Gillispie singled and Hackworth connected for a 3-run home run to center field.
The Redwomen went up 5-1 in the top of the fifth when Hackworth and Savannah Bare reached on one-out errors and Melvin doubled them home.
Coal Grove (5-7, 3-2) got the run back in the bottom of the inning when Abbie Deeds singled, moved up on a ground out and scored on a hit by Izzy Kitts.
Rock Hill added an insurance run in the top of the seventh on a walk to Hackworth and singles by Melvin and Alaina Wilds.
Coal Grove mounted a rally in the bottom of the inning that was stopped short.
Shay Collins and Kitts singled and Black doubled with 2 outs, But the next batter flied out to end the rally and the game.
Gillispie got the complete game win as she gave up 2 earned runs, 7 hits with 5 strikeouts and one walk.
Melvin was 3-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI, Hackworth 1-3 with the home run and 3 RBI, and both Long and Gillispie were 1-4.
Deeds pitched well in defeat but was hurt by 6 Coal Grove errors. Deeds gave up 7 hits, 4 earned runs, struck out 13 and walked 2.
Kitts went 3-4 with an RBI, Deeds was 2-4, Black 1-3 with a double and RBI, Kasey Vanderhoof 1-3 with Collins and Haynes 1-4.
Rock Hill 003 020 1 = 6 7 1
Coal Grove 010 010 1 = 3 9 6
Karlee Gillispie and B Stapleton. Abbie Deeds and Rylee Black. W-Gillispie (IP-7.0, H-9 R-3, ER-2, K-5, BB-1, HBP-1). L-Deeds (IP-7.0, H-7, R-6, ER-4, K-13, B-2, WP-1). Hitting-Rock Hill: Charlie Long 1-4, Karlee Gillispie 1-4, Neveah Hackworth 1-3 HR 3-RBI, Isabelle Melvin 3-4 2-2B 2-RBI; Coal Grove: Abbie Deeds 2-4, Shay Collins 1-4, Izzy Kitts 3-4 RBI, Rylee Black 1-3 2B RBI, Mia Haynes 1-4, Kasey Vanderhoof 1-3, Jenna Anson RBI.
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