Newcastle blanks Cushing 6–0 behind five-run first, combined shutout

NEWCASTLE — The Lady Racers jumped on Cushing with a five-run first inning and never looked back Thursday, rolling to a 6–0 home win to keep pace in the 4A-1 race (now 8–1 in district with Harrah up next).

Baylee Tate’s two-run double set the tone in the opening frame, followed by RBI singles from Lilly Taliaferro and Avery Patrick, and a Bella Hearon sacrifice fly. In the second, Bubba Torrenueva punched a single to right to make it 6–0.

Adie Loman worked six scoreless innings (5 H, 1 BB, 3 K), and Madi Folds finished a clean seventh—ending it on a flyout from Matti Terrell—as the pair teamed for the shutout. Newcastle stacked 13 hits, turned a double play, and controlled the tempo throughout.

Scoring summary

1st (NHS 5–0): Tate 2-RBI double; Taliaferro RBI single; Patrick RBI single; Hearon sac fly.

2nd (NHS 6–0): Torrenueva RBI single to RF. (Final margin.)

Pitching

Newcastle — Adie Loman (W): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Newcastle — Madi Folds: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Cushing — Macy Griffith (L): 6.0 IP, 12 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K

Hitting leaders (Newcastle)

Lilly Taliaferro — 3-for-3, RBI

Baylee Tate — 2-for-3 (2B), 2 RBI

Bubba Torrenueva — multi-hit, RBI

Reece Fixico — multi-hit

Team: 13 H, 1 DP turned

Cushing stats

Taylor Mckiddy — 2-for-3

Team totals: 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

Up next: The Lady Racers head to the Del City Festival on Saturday before closing district play against Harrah next week.