MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – After the Community Viqueens’ basketball program saw its season come to a close on Monday, the Viqueens’ softball team was able to have their near-full squad for the first time in this young season at Blackman (0-1) on Tuesday. Community (2-0) trailed the Lady Blaze 7-0 after the second inning, but plated 12 runs in the top of the sixth inning to complete the road comeback, 12-7.

Early on, Lilliana Acosta started out strong in the circle for Blackman, and she finished the game with 10 strikeouts. Blackman’s offense scored five runs in the first – four of them earned – against Haylee Webb, including a home run from Khloe Kolb. 

Kamryn Farrell came on in relief for the second, giving up two runs in the second with one of them earned before settling down and throwing two shutout innings in the third and fourth to steady the ship for the Viqueens on 51 pitches.

Annie Prince, who threw seven complete innings of one-hit ball the day before in an 8-0 win at Warren County, came on in relief for the final three innings, striking out eight of the 11 batters she faced while handing out a pair of walks on 71 pitches.

At the plate, Alana Tate went 2-of-4 at the plate with two RBIs and one walk, Haylee Webb finished 2-of-5 with two RBIs and a home run, and Kailani Allen went a perfect 4-of-4 with one RBI. Gracie Daniel went 1-of-3 with a walk and an RBI-double, Farrell batted 2-of-4 with four RBIs and a double, Alana Clark went 1-of-4 with one RBI, and Anna Haskins finished 1-of-3 with one RBI after pinch-hitting for Victoria Wells. In all, the Viqueens tallied 13 base hits and 12 RBIs with five drawn walks.

For Blackman, Kolb batted 2-of-3 with a double, three RBIs, and a walk while Acosta went 1-of-4 with a double. In all, the hosts tallied six hits.

All 12 runs for the Viqueens came in that sixth-inning explosion, leading to a five-run win over the Lady Blaze.

Community improves to 2-0 on the year. The Viqueens travel to Class AAA Liberty Creek on Wednesday for a rematch against the two-time defending Class AA State Champions with first-pitch set for 5:30 p.m.