IRVING, Texas - The University of the South softball team recorded a split of a Saturday doubleheader with the University of Dallas, falling 7-2 in game one before storming back to take the nightcap, 10-2.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Game 1: Dallas 7, Sewanee 2
Final Score, Game 2: Sewanee (3-17) 10, Dallas (5-17) 2
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HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 1
-In the opening game, with two runners on,
Kendell Goodrum shot a double to left field to score
Sarah Wright in the top of the second. Thanks to a
Sam Dean fielder's choice, Sewanee scored its second run of the frame via
Eve Bournias.
-UD responded with a run in the bottom half of the inning, but it could have been a lot worse as the Crusaders left the bases loaded.
-Dallas tacked on a run in the bottom of the third and fourth innings to claim the lead for good. They later added three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth.
HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 2
-The nightcap saw the Sewanee offense explode for 10 runs, as they scored in every inning but the second. The run total is the most for the team this season.
-With two outs in the opening inning,
Alice Charboneau sent a deep fly ball to right field for a triple to score
Maggie Willis. She would later score thanks to a Dallas miscue.
-Despite Dallas getting back into it with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first and a RBI double in the second, the Purple and White reclaimed the lead for good with a three-run inning. After Charboneau hit another triple to score
Sarah Wright,
Hanna Judycki posted a two-run single to give Sewanee the 5-2 lead.
-In the fifth, Willis laced a two-run single to give Sewanee the 7-2 edge. In the sixth,
Peri Prestwood had a base hit to the right center field gap to score Wright.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-What a day for
Alice Charboneau, as she went 5-of-5 in the nightcap with three extra base hits, including two triples, and missed the cycle by a home run. The Manassas, Va. native scored twice and had four RBI. For the doubleheader, she finished 6-of-8.
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Maggie Willis recorded three hits in the two games, including a multi-hit game in the opener. She added two RBI and runs scored each in the second game.
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Hanna Judycki recorded a 2-for-4 day at the plate in game two with a pair of RBI.
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Kendell Goodrum recorded a double and RBI in the opener, and in the closing game of the twin bill, she tossed a complete game in the circle, allowing one earned on five hits with no walks for her second win of the season.
DALLAS KEY STATISTICS
-Jennifer Schmalz posted a 3-for-4 day in the opener with two runs scored and an RBI, while Annabel Anderson had a double and two RBI.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will step back into conference play next weekend at No. 15 Berry College.
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