Dr. Backes performs surgery as EC Bullets team split in 16U games at Legacy Showcase

POWDER SPRINGS-As the ace for the Starr's Mill Lady Panthers, pitcher Lilli Backes went through the 2019 season  carving up foes at the plate.

Lilli Backes (Starr's Mill) bats in one the EC Bullets (Heggood/Backes)
games Saturday at Lost Mountain Park. IN game one, she tossed a one hit,
seven strikeout performance against Lady Lightning Gold.

The 2020 summer travel ball season is no exception as she tossed a one-hitter Saturday as the EC Bullets (Heggood/Backes) defeated the Lady Lightning Gold Futures 4-0 in a 16U game of the Legacy Showcase at Lost Mountain Park.
Unfortunately, the Bullets could only manage a split as they came on the short end of a 3-2 loss to the Firecrackers GA (Cooper).
The first game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning as Camille Mackedon reached on a one out infield single and raced around the bases for a run as Ava Brooke Strickland (East Coweta) lined a shot into left center field for a double.
The Bullets added to the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Backes and Kip Heggood (East Coweta) reached on infield miscues.
A single allowed courtesy runner Bailey Echols (East Coweta) to score while Heggood stole second and scored on a throwing error while Zoe Cook (Bremen) was responsible for the final run with an RBI groundout.
The margin was more than enough for Backes who recorded at least one strikeout in every frame en route to a seven strikeout performance 10 first pitch strikes.
The only hit surrendered came in the top of the fifth inning with two walks as the only other times LLG had a runners on base.
In the game against the Firecrackers, the Bullets took a 1-0 lead as Emma Elrod (east Coweta) scored from third on an infield error.
The Firecrackers tied the game in the bottom of the first inning against starter Abby Henderson but the Bullets came back in the top of the second inning. when Cook drilled a shot over the left field fence for a solo home run.
The 2-1 lead held for a couple innings as Henderson retired a string of eight batters in nine at bats with a third inning single being the only dent.
The Firecrackers came back in the bottom of the fourth inning as a pair of errors and a sacrifice fly accounted for the scoring.
The Bullets tried to rally as Madison Moreland singled and Madison Cosgrove reached after being hit by a pitch.
However, they were unable to score as a strikeout and a groundout ended the contest.
In defeat Henderson allowed four hits and recorded a pair of strikeouts.     
NOTE: The Bullets rebounded Sunday morning with a 2-1 victory over Florida Impact (Page). Details are unavailable.