Daphne's Grantham homers South to softball victory

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Posted 7/12/12

Daphne’s Peyton Grantham hit a two-run homer to help push the South team to a 7-5 win over the North in the second game of the AHSAA All-Star Softball doubleheader at Lagoon Park inMontgomery on Tuesday.

Grantham’s homer put the South up 6-3 …

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Daphne's Grantham homers South to softball victory

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Daphne’s Peyton Grantham hit a two-run homer to help push the South team to a 7-5 win over the North in the second game of the AHSAA All-Star Softball doubleheader at Lagoon Park inMontgomery on Tuesday.

Grantham’s homer put the South up 6-3 and earned her MVP honors. The teams tied at 0 in the first game, with the South taking the double-header win in the second game. The North leads 21-7-2 in the all-time series.

The South took advantage of two North errors and scored three unearned runs in the win. Kasey Cooper added an RBI-single in the second inning while South teammate Whitney Gillespie of Pelham also drove in an insurance run in the seventh inning.

The North was led by MVP Margaret Willis. The Sparkman standout answered Grantham’s homer with a two-run shot of her own in the bottom of the frame to pull the North squad to within a single run.

Game 1: Seven different pitchers combined for a complete-game shutout for both teams. The South squad produced just four hits in the opener while the North squad was held to two hits.

The North team had the best scoring opportunity in the top of the seventh inning when Lawrence County’s Mackenzie Hill reached third after a single and two stolen bases. Pelham hurler Whitney Gillespie got the South team out of the jam, however, by recording a groundout to end the scoring threat.