DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The eighth seeded King University softball team dropped their first game of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional to top seed, and second-ranked host University of North Georgia. The Nighthawks scored five runs with two outs to take the contest 8-0.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 1/#2 North Georgia 8, No. 8 King 0
LOCATION: Lynn Cottrell Park; Dahlonega, Ga.
RECORDS: King 35-23; North Georgia 55-6
TIME OF GAME: 1:35
KING HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Campbell started the contest with a single to center field and was sacrificed to second by Haylee Dye.
- However, Campbell was left there as the Nighthawks came up in the bottom of the first inning.
- A two-out single from Sophie Mooney started a North Georgia rally as the Nighthawks posted three straight singles after a walk to take a 3-0 lead.
- North Georgia manufactured a run in the second to take a 4-0 lead before the Tornado put another runner on second in the third.
- However, Bradlie Warner was left there.
- The Nighthawks started the fifth inning with a single and sacrifice bunt before a tripled from Georgia Blair plated a run.
- She scored on a single to give the Nighthawks a 6-0 lead after five innings.
- With the bases loaded in the sixth, Aniston Wright lofted a single to right field, scoring a pair and giving North Georgia the 8-0 victory.
FOR THE FOES
- Wright drove in a pair while Madi Perry, Mooney and Olivia Sinquefield each posted two hits.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Kristen Davis (16-1) 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
Losing Pitcher: Madison Walter (14-6) 5.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO
UP NEXT
- King takes on the loser of fourth seed Columbus State University and fifth seed Lincoln Memorial University on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
- North Georgia takes on the winner of that contest at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
