Suwannee Lady Dogs were hot offensively against a struggling Taylor pitcher Friday night. The home-field stands were packed to watch the Lady Dogs take control of the game behind the blazing pitching of Leah Schenck. Schenck struck out hitter after hitter.

In the first inning, Schenck allowed two runs and that was all she wrote for Taylor as Schenck proceeded to wail the ball over the plate. Stephanie Starling led off for Suwannee with a double and the hits kept rolling in. Schenck walked and Jenna Jordan bunted Starling in, making it safely to first. Jordan stole second and in the confusion, Taylor allowed Schenck to score. Katie Smith smacked a long double scoring Jordan. The inning ended with the Lady Dogs up 4-2.

Schenck and the stellar fielding of the Lady Dogs held off Taylor in the second. Suwannee also went scoreless. In the third Schenck blitzed Taylor, sending three in a row back to the dugout.

Deanna Wainwright led off in the third for the Lady Dogs. Wainwright popped up but the Taylor fielder dropped the ball. Wainwright then stole second and third base. Al Cash hit an inside-the-park home run. Cash hit one to the fence and slid into home for the home run.

Kate Townsend walked and then stole second. Schenck drew a walk and Townsend stole third. The inning ended with the score 6-2 Lady Dogs.

Schenck struck out three in a row in the fourth. The Lady Dogs got hot when it was their turn at bat. Courtney Ross walked, Wainwright walked and Cash walked. With the bases loaded whacked one against the left field wall for a double and three RBIs. Smith hit a sacrifice fly to advance Starling to third. Schenck singled, driving Starling in. At the end of four it was 10-2 Suwannee.

Schenck struck out three more to start the fifth. Jordan tripled and scored off a Smith sacrifice. The inning ended with the Lady Dogs up 11-2.

Schenck struck out two more in the sixth to end Taylor’s at-bat. When Suwannee was up to bat Ross singled, beating out the throw. Kaylee Baldwin singled and Al Cash was up again. Cash walked and Starling hit an inside-the-park homer to drive in three more runs. The final score was 14-2 Suwannee. The ump called the game over for the 10-run rule.

Schenck ended the game with 14 strikouts. Wow! Suwannee made only one error. The Lady Dogs are 4-2 for the season with a perfect district record of 3-0.

Catch the Suwannee Lady Dogs at home Saturday against Madison at 1 p.m. Go Lady Dogs!