SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South softball team, after falling 6-4 in the opening game to Hendrix College of Saturday's doubleheader from the Tiger Softball Field, rallied to win the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series in the nightcap, 7-2.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score (Game 1): Hendrix 6, Sewanee 4
Final Score (Game 2): Sewanee (5-15, 2-7) 7, Hendrix (5-9, 1-5) 2
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HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 1
-Things got a little shaky for Sewanee in the top of the first. After a leadoff walk, a fielder's choice that led to an error on the basepaths and a four-pitch walk, the Tigers quickly went to the bullpen.
-Hendrix responded to the pitching change right away with a bases-clearing triple to bring all three runners home. The Warriors did tack on a run in the fourth to make it a 4-0 lead after a half-inning.
-In the third, Sewanee cut into the deficit by scoring three times in the frame. After
Maggie Barker led off the inning with a single and a sac bunt by
Zoe Crockett to move her up to second,
Hannah Wilson brought her home on a double.
-After a foul out and a
Michaela Walker base knock deep in the hole at second base,
Sam Dean entered the game as a pinch runner, and with runners at the corners, the Tigers decided to put the wheels in motion. After Dean took off for second base and the throw went in that direction, Wilson scampered across the plate for the Tigers' second run in the frame.
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Grace Black drove in Sewanee's third run in the inning with a base hit.
-Hendrix tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the fifth. In the bottom half, Walker posted her second hit of the day with a base knock up the middle to score Wilson. However, with the bases loaded, the Warriors get out of the inning leaving the tying run on base with a double play.
-In the seventh, with two runners on base and the winning run at the plate, Tori Veith fanned the final two batters of the game to give the Warriors the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 2
-With each team taking a win in the series, the second game of Saturday's twin bill became the rubber match. The Tigers did not waste any time getting the bats going in the bottom of the first.
-After
Michaela Walker tossed a three-up, three-down first inning, the Tigers' bats went to work. The first four would reach base for the Purple and White.
Alice Charboneau laced a base hit to center field for the Tigers' first run of the game.
-Two batters later,
Grace Black chopped a ball to third base, but a high throw saw two runs score on the play and it gave the Purple Tigers the 3-0 lead.
-Later, with runners on second and third,
Hanna Hollis hits a ball over the reach of the third baseman for a two-run single to make it 5-0.
-In the second, Walker posted a two-run base hit to the left-center field gap to bring home Wilson and
Zoe Crockett, who were both base stealers during the frame, to make it a 7-0 advantage.
-After Crockett laced a base hit to right field, she would steal both second and third base. Wilson, after her free pass on five pitches, took second base to help with Walker's RBI opportunity.
-Hendrix avoided the shutout with a run in the fifth and seventh.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Five Tigers had multi-hit games in the opener:
Maggie Barker,
Hannah Wilson,
Michaela Walker,
Grace Black and
Eve Bournias.
-Wilson scored two runs in the opener.
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Hanna Hollis tossed seven innings of relief for Sewanee in the opener, allowing three earned runs.
-In game two,
Alice Charboneau had a 2-for-3 day at the plate, white
Zoe Crockett swiped two bags and scored twice.
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Michaela Walker (3-10) earned the complete game in the series finale, scattering six hits and two earned runs with three strikeouts.
HENDRIX KEY STATISTICS
-Grace Bryant had a 2-for-4 day at the dish in game one of the doubleheader with two runs scored and four RBI.
-Emma Barrentino had two hits and RBI each in the night cap.
UP NEXT
Sewanee hits the road on Sunday to Florida for THE Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. Playing six games in four days, the University of the South opens play on Tuesday versus the University of New England (Maine) and Wheaton College (Mass.).
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