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Samantha Helms
Tyler Feaster
0
King University KING 8-5, 3-2 CC
3
Winner Erskine College ERSKINE 10-5, 3-2 CC
King University KING
8-5, 3-2 CC
0
Final
3
Erskine College ERSKINE
10-5, 3-2 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
King University KING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Erskine College ERSKINE 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0

W: Hannah Houge (9-1) L: Counts, Nikole (5-2)

2
King University KING 8-6, 3-3 CC
4
Winner Erskine College ERSKINE 11-5, 4-2 CC
King University KING
8-6, 3-3 CC
2
Final
4
Erskine College ERSKINE
11-5, 4-2 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
King University KING 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 3
Erskine College ERSKINE 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 2

W: Hannah Houge (10-1) L: Duncan, Marleigh (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Tornado offense stymied at Erskine

DUE WEST, S.C. – The King University softball team ran into a hot pitcher on Saturday afternoon at Erskine College. The Tornado offense couldn't get going against the Flying Fleet pitching, dropping game one 3-0 and game two 4-2.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Erskine 3, King 0; Erskine 4, King 2
LOCATION: Fleet Softball Complex; Due West, S.C.
RECORDS: King 8-6, 3-3 Conference Carolinas; Erskine 11-5, 4-2 Conference Carolinas

KING HIGHLIGHTS GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
  • Turner posted a two-out hit in the first inning for the Tornado, but that was it in the inning.
  • The Flying Fleet put their first two runners on in the bottom of the inning on an error and base hit.
  • Shi Cain then hit a three-run home run to give the Flying Fleet a 3-0 lead.
  • Hannah Houge then settled in for the Flying Fleet in the circle, not allowing another Tornado hit until the sixth inning.
  • Helms reached on a strikeout with a wild pitch in the second and then was hit by a pitch in the fifth, but those were the only two baserunners the Tornado were able to get.
  • King then went down in order in the seventh, falling 3-0.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Hannah Houge (9-1) 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 SO
Losing Pitcher: Nikole Counts (5-2) 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
  • Turner again reached base with two outs in the first inning, but this time on a walk, and she was stranded again.
  • Erskine had a pair of runners in the first, but the Tornado got out of the jam to keep the game scoreless.
  • The Flying Fleet took a 4-0 lead in the second inning, scoring four unearned runs, the last two on a Sydney McInnis double.
  • Haylee Dye worked a walk in the fourth, and later scored on a Helms home run, cutting the Tornado deficit to 4-2.
  • However, that was all King could muster against Houge as the Tornado only had two baserunners the rest of the way, falling 4-2.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Hannah Houge (10-1) 7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 13 SO
Losing Pitcher: Marleigh Duncan (1-1) 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO

FOR THE FOES
  • McInnis posted three hits on the day, one double and drove in two.
  • Cain followed with two hits, the home run and three runs batted in.
UP NEXT
  • King is scheduled to be in action again on Wednesday when they host Bluefield State College at 1:00 p.m.
  • Erskine hosts Hillsdale College on Monday.
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