Loyd Star shortstop Carrie Moak made softball history Mondaynight on her home field. Moak hit two home runs, including a grandslam, leading the Lady Hornets to an 11-1 victory over Brookhaven’sLady Panthers in five innings.

Moak, a senior and a scholarship signee with Copiah-LincolnCommunity College, hit a solo shot in the first inning. Her grandslam, with two out in the third, gave Loyd Star a 10-1 advantage,highlighting a 9-run explosion.

“It didn’t register until I passed third base that it was a grandslam,” said Moak. “I was excited.”

Moak’s two dingers were her first of the season. She had homeredlast May in the Class 2A state championship series that Loyd Starwon.

“It was a fastball,” answered Moak, when asked about the home runpitches.

Loyd Star coach Jan Delaughter said Moak’s homers were historicalin the seven years of Loyd Star’s fastpitch softball program. “Thisis the first time we’ve had two home runs hit out in the same gameand the first grand slam. Both of them cleared the left-centerfield fence, near the 210-foot mark.”

Loyd Star raised its record to 7-5 as the Hornets tuned up for theRegion 6-2A race. They play a 5:30 p.m. varsity game today againstMadison St. Joseph. It will be played at Freedom Ridge Park inRidgeland.

Brookhaven (3-6, 0-1), in the midst of a major rebuilding year,only has one senior on the squad in third baseman Stevie AnnWright, a Co-Lin signee. Coach Chad Walker said youth andinexperience have hurt his squad.

“Inconsistency has been our problem this year,” said Walker. “Ourgirls played hard against a very good pitcher.”

Walker was referring to senior right-hander Brooke Delaughter, TheDAILY LEADER’s 2009 All-Area Most Valuable Player. Delaughter, aCo-Lin signee, authored a 2-hitter last night, striking out 11batters and walking 1.

Delaughter’s hard smash off Wright’s right leg drove in Emily Smithwith the 11th and final run in the bottom of the fifthinning.

Brookhaven pitcher Madeline DeLaughter gave up seven hits. Shestruck out 7, walked 4 and hit 3 batters.

Loyd Star scored its initial run in the bottom of the first inningwhen Moak’s 2-out, solo homer sailed over the fence. Brook tied thegame at 1-1 in the top of the second as DeLaughter lined a doubleto the left field fence.

In the third, Loyd Star’s Karah Smith smashed a 2-run single overthe third base bag, giving the Hornets a 3-1 lead. Alaina Lockelaid down a bunt in front of home plate after the fourth run scoredon a passed ball. Locke doubled in the fourth.

Junior Varsity Action

Brookhaven won a preliminary JV game 8-4 in four innings.