After a big 17-0 opening day win at Centennial on Monday, the Forrest Lady Rockets returned to the Field of Dreams at Chapel Hill on Wednesday where they beat Eagleville 10-0 in five innings.

“It was a slow start there with our 1-2-3-4 hitters, but our 5-6-7 came along and picked it up,” Forrest coach Becky Cheatham said. “I feel like when we have to take batting practice in the Fieldhouse it affects our vision when we get out here, believe it or not, so if we can get outside and take batting practice I believe we will do a better job at the plate.”

It was a homecoming game as former Forrest great Brianda Elmore coached her first varsity game for Eagleville and after a solid start by the Lady Eagles, Elmore watched as her former team posted the run-rule win.

Jasmine Runk had a huge game at the plate for the Lady Rockets, going 3-for-3 with three triples and three RBI, while Forrest’s lone senior Samantha King tossed a one-hit, eight-strikeout shutout in the circle.

“I was very pleased with Runk’s performance, so I’m very proud of her,” Cheatham said. “Sam pitched well, we played well defensibly, but I’m just a little disappointed with our hitting.”

After a scoreless first inning, Forrest scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the second as Katlin Leverette singled with one out and scored on Runk’s first triple of the game.

Runk scored the second run when Ally Blanton reached on the first of three errors in the game for Eagleville.

There was no scoring in the third inning and King set down Eagleville 1-2-3 in the top of the fourth before Forrest posted four runs in the home half of the frame.

Leverette started the rally again with a leadoff walk and came home on Runk’s second three-bagger of the game to make it 3-0.

Ally Blanton followed with a sacrifice fly RBI and Kennedy Gillespie walked to start another Forrest rally.

Twin sister Kayla Gillespie ripped a double off the center field fence to make it 5-0 and she trotted home on a bunt single by Emma Stacey and an Eagleville error on the throw home.

Abby Harris led off the top of the fifth inning with Eagleville’s only hit of the game, but two batters later, Forrest catcher Carson Warner gunned down Harris, trying to steal third with two outs.

Leverette reached on a hot shot to start the bottom of the inning and for the third time in the game, trotted home on a Runk triple, making it 7-0.

Runk scored as Kennedy and Kayla Gillespie knocked back-to-back one out singles to put the twins on the corners.

Kayla Gillespie stole second before a pop-up to shortstop for the second out and Anna Blanton and King drew back-to-back bases on balls, making it 9-0.

Kayla Gillespie came home on an Eagleville infield error the ended the game.

After a doubleheader yesterday at home versus Fayetteville, Forrest (2-0) hosts Community tonight at 5 p.m.

Eagleville 000 00-0 1 3

Forrest 020 44-10 10 1

Eagleville: Abby Harris 1-for-1

BB: Harris

ROE: Bailey Alexander

SAC: Kyla Deberry

SB: Alexander

CS: Harris 2

E: Natalie Vaughn 2, Hannah Brown,

LP: Bailey Alexzander (4.2IP, 10H 10R, 8ER, 5K, 6BB)

Forrest: Jasmine Runk 3-for-3, Katlin Leverette 2-for-2, Kayla Gillespie 2-for-3, Anna Blanton 1-for-3, Kennedy Gillespie 1-for-2, Emma Stacey 1-for-3

2B: Kayla Gillespie, Ally Blanton

3B: Runk 3

RBI: Runk 3, Ally Blanton, Anna Blanton, Sam King, Kayla Gillespie, Kennedy Gillespie

SAC FLY: Ally Blanton

SB: Emma Stacey, Kayla Gillespie

ROE: Carson Warner, Ally Blanton, Stacey

BB: King 2, Stacey, Anna Blanton, Leverette, Kennedy Gillespie

RS: Leverette 3, Runk 3, Kennedy Gillespie 2, Kayla Gillespie 2

E: Ally Blanton

WP: Sam King (5IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 8K, 1BB)

Monday, March 13 at Centennial

Forrest 16(10)-17 11 0

Centennial 000-0 1 3

Forrest: Emma Stacey 2-for-2, Laura Mealer 2-for-3, Ally Blanton 2-for-2, Zoe Long 1-for-2, Katlin Leverette 1-for-1, Carson Warner 1-for-3, Anna Blanton 1-for-1, Jasmine Runk 1-for-2, Kennedy Gillespie 1-for-2

2B: Warner, Stacey, Ally Blanton, Kennedy Gillespie, Mealer

3B: Runk

BB: Kayla Gillespie 2, Kaydee Todd, Samantha King, Runk, Taylor Melton

RS: Mealer 3, Stacey 2, Anna Blanton 2, Kennedy Gillespie 2, Kayla Gillespie 2, Ally Blanton 2, Long, Leverette, Runk, Melton

RBI: Ally Blanton 4, Stacey 2, Leverette 2, Mealer 2, Warner, Long, Runk

SAC: Stacey, Mealer

HBP: Ally Blanton

SB: Anna Blanton 2, Stacey 2

WP: Sam King (2IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 3K, 0BB), Lauren Gillespie (1P, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0K, 0BB)

Centennial: Lauren Shepler 1-for-1

E: Meredith Owen 2, Maddie Simmons

LP: Lexi Sigmon (3IP, 11H, 17R, 12ER, 2K, 6BB)