By Katie Barker
Carter County Times
At Friday night’s West Carter Lady Comets vs Powell County Lady Pirates softball game, the Lady Comet’s hosted senior night for their girls. They honored their three seniors with a ceremony before the game began.
Kristen King #9, Kirah Spillman #27, and Josie Nolen #33 are the Lady Comets’ seniors this year and were announced and honored before the game. All three Lady Comets have been essential in this year’s season making runs and hits that have been essential to the teams play this year.
“Kristen, Josie, Kirah we’re going to miss them like crazy. I really think a lot of all those girls,” said Lady Comets Coach Zach Stevens when asked about the seniors.
The game had a series of delays due to rain, however it didn’t delay the Lady Comets from getting a 15-2 lead. However, it did end up being counted as an unofficial game because of the umpires calling the game at the top of the fourth inning due to weather conditions.
The Lady Comets, however, gave it their all and it showed. They stole base after base and were even able to steal home to make their lead more definite. This included King and Nolen who each stole all bases after hitting a single, extending their lead.
Despite the rain, Stevens said he was happy for the girls to have this experience, especially the seniors.
“You know even though it wasn’t an official game, because of rain and other factors, I’m glad they got to come out and make a memory,” Stevens said.
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