A little over a month ago, the Lady Waves claimed one of their proudest victories of the season. The Girls from the South traveled a few short miles to visit our neighbors to the north, and they came back home with a big win. Just like the last time these two teams met, the weather was great and the crowd of spectators was large. And just like the last time, the Lady Waves took care of business. 
Midway got off to a bit of a rocky start, as an error put the first Lady Jacket batter on base. A steal by the runner and a bunt by the next Kingston batter gave the Lady Jackets a runner on third with one out. Thankfully, the Midway girls settled down and recorded two more outs, including a pop up fielded by catcher Alex Coffman and a strikeout thrown by pitcher Hannah Colyer. The Lady Waves struck quickly in the bottom of the first inning. Coffman reached on an error, then shortstop Krystal Rue dropped a blooper over first base. Coffman reached third on the play, but Rue was tagged out at second on a very close call. Colyer came up and hit a sacrifice RBI, as Coffman crossed home plate to score. No more runs were scored in the inning, but the Lady Waves now held the lead, 1-0.
Hannah Colyer was untouchable for most of the game. The top of the second inning consisted of three straight strikeouts. In the bottom, however, no Midway runner reached base.
The top of the third inning saw Colyer record her fifth, sixth, and seventh consecutive strikeouts. With one out in the bottom of the inning, left fielder Hayley Patterson showed a lot of hustle to beat out a throw at first on an infield grounder. Later, with two outs and Patterson at third, Rue got her second hit of the game and an RBI. At the end of the third, the Lady Waves led, 2-0.
In the top of the fourth inning, Colyer threw her eighth, ninth, and tenth straight strikeouts. Third baseman Michele Walden reached on a hit, and center fielder Paige Moree drew a walk in the inning. However, no runs were added to the score board.
The first out of the fifth inning was Colyer’s eleventh consecutive strikeout. Second baseman Taylor Narramore fielded a routine pop-up for the second out, then dug a tough grounder out of the dirt and made a nice toss to first baseman Kati Alexander for the third out. Patterson was able to reach on a walk in the bottom of the frame, but no scoring came of it.
Colyer tossed two more strikeouts to start the sixth inning. Another Midway error put a runner on for Kingston for the first time since the first inning. However, the next batter grounded out to Walden. In the bottom of the sixth, the Lady Waves added a little more padding to their lead. First, Alexander walked with one out. Then, Moree singled and Narramore walked to load the bases. Finally, right fielder Danielle Borum came to the plate and hit a single which scored Alexander. Moree almost scored on the play, but was tagged out at home. At the end of the inning, Midway led, 3-0.
After Colyer’s fourteenth strikeout of the game, a Lady Jacket batter finally hit a blooper over first base to record the team’s first and only hit of the game. Colyer quickly followed with strikeouts number 15 and 16, and the victory was sealed for Midway.
It was a major win for the Lady Waves, as they completed the season sweep of Kingston. Colyer was nothing short of spectacular. She threw a one-hitter that consisted of 16 strikeouts and no walks. At one point, Colyer threw for 11 consecutive strikeouts. Only three Lady Jacket batters reached base, and two of those were on errors. The defense was solid the rest of the way, and the girls game up with some solid hits against a good Kingston pitcher. Krystal Rue was 2-3 at the plate, with an RBI. The Lady Waves will now host Oneida on Saturday at noon, and will play an away and home series against district foe Greenback on Monday and Tuesday. Those games are scheduled for 5:30 on each evening