SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South softball team used timely hitting to defeat No. 5 Birmingham-Southern College, 6-5, in walk-off fashion, Sunday afternoon from a foggy Tiger Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (2-11, 1-0) 6, Birmingham-Southern (4-3, 0-1) 5
Winning Pitcher:
Michaela Walker (1-7)
Losing Pitcher: Hailee Bryan (2-2)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The home-standing Tigers dented the scoreboard first as
Maggie Willis dropped a base hit to center field to score
Sarah Wright in the bottom of the second.
-However, that did not last long, as an RBI single and a three-run homer made it a 4-1 in favor of the Panthers.
-Following a 30-plus minute fog delay, BSC tacked on a run in the fourth on a triple to lead 5-2.
-In the bottom of the fifth, with two outs, the Tigers started a rally.
Eve Bournias and
Peri Prestwood reached on back-to-back singles. On the next pitch,
Sarah Wright went yard down the left field line for her first homer of the season to even the score at five runs apiece.
-Following a
Michaela Walker base hit, a BSC pitching change, a
Zoe Crockett base knock and a BSC wild pitch to push runners at second and third, Kendall Goodrum sent everybody home with a walk-off base hit to score M. Walker.
-Birmingham-Southern, who finished as a semifinalist in last year's NCAA Championships, is ranked fifth in the preseason poll administered by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).
-The game was decided in five innings after both coaches mutually agreed to play five during the fog delay in the third inning. Because of the foggy conditions, the second game was ultimately canceled, and it will not be made up.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Eve Bournias,
Sarah Wright and
Maggie Willis each tallied two hits each. Wright contributed a double, a homer, two runs scored and three RBI.
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Michaela Walker (1-7) secured the win in the circle with five strikeouts.
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN KEY STATISTICS
-Kaylyn Chapman and Kailey Walters each posted two hits for BSC.
-Hailee Bryan (2-2) struck out six, but she took the loss in the circle.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will head west to Conway, Ark. for a series with Hendrix.
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