BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University Softball team dropped both games of their Conference Carolinas doubleheader Wednesday to rival Lees-McRae College.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae 2, King 0; Lees-McRae 3, King 2
LOCATION: King Softball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 13-11, 0-2 Conference Carolinas; Lees-McRae 7-11, 2-0 Conference Carolinas
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Haylee Dye was 4-for-7, recording a pair of hits in both games.
- Katie Ryan and Alyssa Suits both picked up RBI in game two, with Ryan also scoring a run for the Tornado.
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- The Bobcats struck in the top of the second, hitting a leadoff home run to take a 1-0 lead.
- Lees-McRae added a run in the fifth on a infield single, stretching the lead to 2-0.
- King got a runner to third in the bottom of the sixth, as Dye hit a two-out double, later stealing third on a failed pickoff attempt, but was stranded on third base.
- The Tornado got a leadoff walk in the seventh, but were unable to tie the game, falling 2-0.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Lonna Addison (5-7) 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 14 SO
Losing Pitcher: Savana Luper (4-4) 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Ryan drew a leadoff walk in the first, eventually scoring on an Suits single up the middle, giving King a 1-0 lead.
- Ryan also was part of the second run that King scored, as she hit an RBI double to right-center field, scoring Autumn Campbell, who had earlier drawn a two-out walk.
- The Bobcats tied the game at two in the fifth, before taking a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth.
- Ryan drew a one-out walk in the seventh, but was stranded, with Lees-McRae inducing a game-ending groundout.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Lonna Addison (6-7) 5.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 SO
Losing Pitcher: Nikole Counts (3-4) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Lonna Addison pitched in both games, throwing a total of 12.1 innings, with no runs allowed and 24 strikeouts, 14 of which came in game one.
- Hannah Foster was 3-for-8 at the plate, with a pair of RBI in game one.
UP NEXT
- The Tornado will play at Belmont Abbey College Saturday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
- Lees-McRae will play at Mount Olive on Saturday afternoon.
