DUNCAN, S.C. – The top seeded King University softball team opened the Conference Carolinas with a solid outing from
Madison Walter in the circle against ninth seed UNC Pembroke. Walter tossed another shutout as the Tornado topped the Braves 10-0.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 1 King 10, No. 9 UNC Pembroke 0
LOCATION: Tyger River Park; Duncan, S.C.
RECORDS: King 32-20; UNC Pembroke 19-30
TIME OF GAME: 1:22
KING HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UNC Pembroke put runners on second and third with one out in the first, but Madison Walter got a strikeout and groundout to end the inning.
- Campbell started the bottom of the first with a double before scoring on a Turner single.
- Thompson followed with a single that scored two and gave King a 3-0 lead.
- Singles from Camryn Haag and Campbell put a pair of runners on before a Dye double scored both.
- Dye then scored on a Lauren Lawson bunt, extending the King lead to 6-0 after two.
- Maggie Deel drove in Thompson with a double in the third before three straight doubles from Campbell, Dye and Lawson gave King a 10-0 lead after three innings.
- Following back-to-back Braves hits with one out in the first, Walter retired 10 straight before a two-out single in the fourth.
- Walter then worked around a two-out walk to end the game in the fifth and give King the 10-0 win.
FOR THE FOES
- Cirstin Calloway, Samantha Allred and Lauren Hilbourn posted hits for the Braves.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Alyssa Drogemueller (8-2) 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Losing Pitcher: Carly Turner (6.2) 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Walter tossed her third straight three-hit shutout, the second over the Braves in the last week.
UP NEXT
- King turns around to take on fifth seed Barton College at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
- UNC Pembroke takes on sixth seeded North Greenville University at 2:00 p.m. in an elimination game on Saturday.
