BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University softball team earned a pair of home wins on Sunday afternoon. King defeated Shepherd University 9-2 behind a solid outing from
Marleigh Duncan before defeating Emory & Henry College 9-6 in eight innings on a
Haylee Dye home run.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 9, Shepherd 2; King 9, Emory & Henry 6 (F/8)
LOCATION: King Softball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 8-5; Shepherd 1-3; Emory & Henry 2-5
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Alyssa Suits posted three hits, drove in two and scored three runs against Shepherd.
- Aviah Bunsic also drove in a pair in the win over Shepherd.
- In game two, Jessica Campbell recorded three hits, scored three runs and drove in three.
- Tinsley Thompson added three hits, scored twice and drove in two in game two as well.
- Dye ripped a home run and drove in three in the win over Emory & Henry.
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS - SHEPHERD
- Duncan was masterful in the circle, allowing only one hit over seven innings in her second win of the season.
- The Tornado offense was just as impressive as an Suits double in the first inning scored a pair before she scored on a wild pitch to give King a 3-0 lead.
- King added two runs on doubles from Staley Vaught, Campbell and Thompson in the second inning to take a 5-0 lead.
- Bunsic stretched the Tornado lead to 7-0 with a two-run double to left center in the third that scored Bradlie Warner and Suits.
- King extended their lead to 9-0 on a Caitlynn Bishop fielder's choice and Vaught run-scoring single.
- After Duncan retired the side in order in the first inning, the Rams worked a walk in each of the next four innings before getting on the board in the fifth inning.
- Following the fourth walk, Lexi Clatterbuck laced a home run, Duncan's lone mistake of the day in the fifth inning.
- Duncan then retired the seven batters she faced to give King the 9-2 victory.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Marleigh Duncan (2-2) 7.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Trynda Mantz (0-1) 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Clatterbuck had the lone hit for Shepherd and drove in two.
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS – EMORY & HENRY
- The Wasps grabbed the lead in the first inning behind a pair of Tornado defensive miscues.
- Campbell answered in the bottom half of the inning as she ripped the first pitch over the right field fence to even the score at 1-1.
- Warner and Vaught started the King half of the second inning and scored on a Campbell double.
- Campbell later scored on a Thompson groundout to give King a 4-1 lead.
- The advantage was short-lived, however, as Abigail Street laced a three-run home run in the top of the third inning to even the score at 4-4.
- Emory & Henry took a 5-4 lead in the fourth inning as the Wasps stole a run.
- King responded with home runs from Thompson and Suits in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead at 6-5.
- Emory & Henry evened the score in the sixth inning on a bases loaded single from Lydia Taylor.
- However, Hannah Fritts entered in the circle for the Tornado and induced a double play to end the threat and keep the game knotted a 6-6.
- Fritts then left Wasp runners on second and third in the seventh inning to keep the contest even.
- King was unable to score in the seven as well, sending the contest to extra innings even at 6-6.
- Fritts then worked around a two-out single to keep the game even going to the bottom of the eighth.
- Following consecutive singles from Campbell and Thompson, Dye laced a home run to left field, giving King the 9-6 victory.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Hannah Fritts (2-0) 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
Losing Pitcher: Abigail Street (0-1) 3.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Taylor posted three hits while Street drove in three in the contest.
UP NEXT
- King continues their home stand on Wednesday when they host Lee University at 1:00 p.m.
- Emory & Henry hosts Lincoln University (Pa.) on Wednesday.
