SEWANEE, Tenn. - In a good old fashioned pitcher's duel on Sunday from the Tiger Softball Field, the University of the South softball team used two first inning runs to defeat Millsaps College, 2-1, in the final game of a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (4-22, 2-8) 2, Millsaps (13-18, 7-5) 1
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-After a double play by
Kendell Goodrum to get out of the top half of the inning, the Tigers' bats went to work. However, they also had a little help with two Millsaps errors in the frame.
-After
Maggie Willis led off the frame with a base hit,
Hanna Judycki reached on a throwing error and pushed Willis to third. After Judycki stole second base,
Sarah Wright brought her home on a fielding error.
-With runners at the corners,
Alice Charboneau plated the second run of the frame with a base knock to center field.
-From there, each team tacked up zeros on the scoreboard until the fifth. With two outs, the Majors had back-to-back base hits to cut the deficit in half.
-Sewanee had a big opportunity to break it open in the sixth thanks to a lead off free pass by
Peri Prestwood, but the Tigers would strand runners at first and second base.
-In the seventh, after a one-out, pinch-hit single to put the tying run on base,
Michaela Walker slammed the door with back-to-back outs to earn the win for the Purple Tigers.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Alice Charboneau recorded a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI, while
Zoe Crockett had a two-hit day.
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Michaela Walker picked up the win, tossing the complete game in the circle, allowing four hits and one earned run and fanning two batters.
MILLSAPS KEY STATISTICS
-Brooklyn Wascom recorded a RBI double to lead the Majors on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will next host Rust College (Miss.) in a Saturday doubleheader on Saturday, April 9 for Senior Day at 2 p.m.
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