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Box Score 2 SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South softball team secured a doubleheader split of Fort Valley State University on Tuesday thanks to a two-out, walk-off single by Summer Vo in the nightcap, as the Tigers defeated the Wildcats, 8-7, from Tiger Softball Field. In game one, it was the visitors cruising to a 13-3 win.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Game 1: Fort Valley State 13, Sewanee 3
Winning Pitcher: Caprice Johnson (5-1)
Losing Pitcher: Kendell Goodrum (1-1)
Final Score, Game 2: Sewanee (2-4) 8, Fort Valley State (7-6) 7
Winning Pitcher: Michaela Walker (1-3)
Losing Pitcher: Kayla Phillips (2-4)
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HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 1
-In the opening game of the four-game series, Sewanee started the offense out with a bang. After a Zoe Crockett double to left-center and a groundout, Sarah Wright launched a two-out, RBI double to straight-away center field to put the good guys on top first.
-Next up, Peri Prestwood also recorded a double to score Wright, as Sewanee posted a 2-0 lead after one full inning.
-The Wildcats did not waste time getting even on the scoreboard. In the next half inning, with the help of a Sewanee error, Destiny Fitzpatrick scored the first run, and later, Ladayshia Williams evened the contest by scoring on a wild pitch.
-However, the Purple and White got the bats going in the third after going down in the order in the second. Thanks to a lead-off walk by Sam Dean, Alice Charboneau would eventually bring her in to score thanks to a double.
-Unfortunately for Sewanee, the lead would not hold up, as FVSU recorded a five-run fourth inning to claim the lead for good. The Wildcats also added a run in the sixth and another five-run frame in the seventh.
HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 2
-In game two of the twinbill, the Wildcats picked up where they left off in the first game with a three-spot in the opening frame.
-Sewanee would dent the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth, Trailing 3-0, after Dean and Alice Charboneau reached base and were at second and third, Wright laced a base hit into the right-center field gap to score Dean. The next batter, Peri Prestwood recorded a sacrifice fly, and Charboneau scored on the play.
-Leading 3-2 heading into the later innings, FVSU added a key insurance run in the top of the sixth thanks to an RBI double, but that did not phase the Tigers. Three straight batters led off the frame base knocks, led by Prestwood's RBI single to score Charboneau.
-After a flyout, Michaela Walker posted an RBI double to score Wright to even the game at four runs each. Two batters later, Hanna Judycki made contact with a two-run double to give the Purple and White its first lead of the game, 6-4, as the contest headed to the seventh.
-However, the Wildcats did not go away quietly. With one out, Janecia Barber posted an RBI triple to deep right-center field to score two runs and tie the game again at six runs each. Next, Keteria Loney posted the go-ahead run via a sacrifice fly.
-Sewanee would respond in the bottom half of the seventh. Down to their final out, the Tigers' final four batters reached base, with three hits going to left field. With runners at first and second, Kendell Goodrum brought home the tying run thanks to a base hit. Prestwood, who started the rally with a base hit, stood 60 feet away from winning it.
-After a four-pitch walk to run the bases full, freshman Summer Vo poked a ball to left field where it found grass, and Prestwood touched the plate for the walk-off winner.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Alice Charboneau went 3-for-4 in game one with two doubles and an RBI. Adding two hits and two runs scored in game two, she posted a five-hit day at the plate.
-Sarah Wright recorded back-to-back multi-hit games, recording two in both games and two runs scored and RBI each.
-Zoe Crockett, Hanna Judycki and Peri Prestwood also recorded two hits each in the nightcap, with Prestwood driving in two runs.
-Sewanee totaled eight two-baggers in the doubleheader, including five in game one.
-In the circle, Michaela Walker (1-3) tossed the complete game in game two, striking out two batters. The sophomore pitched 10 innings on the day.
FORT VALLEY STATE KEY STATISTICS
-Tamani Owens posted six hits on the day, including a 4-for-5 day with two runs scored in game one.
-Janecia Barber drove in six RBI, three in each game on Tuesday.
-Caprice Johnson (5-1) allowed three earned runs in six innings to earn the win in game one.
UP NEXT
With Wednesday's series finale canceled to due inclement weather, Sewanee will next face Rhodes on Saturday.
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