MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The King University came away with two hard fought wins at Chowan University on Friday afternoon. Game one went to extra innings scoreless before King took the game 6-3 in eight innings. The Tornado then took game two 3-1 for the sweep.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 6, Chowan 3 (F/8); King 3, Chowan 1
LOCATION: Hawks Field; Murfreesboro, N.C.
RECORDS: King 16-8, 9-3 Conference Carolinas; Chowan 7-17-1, 1-9 Conference Carolinas
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Rikkelle Miller posted two hits on the day, one home run. She also scored two runs and drove in two.
- Erin Foster went 3-for-6, scored once and drove in two.
- Carly Turner also posted three hits, drove in two and scored once.
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- King threatened with a two-out single from Turner in the first inning, but that was it for the Tornado.
- Nikole Counts started in the circle for the Tornado and didn't allow a base runner until the third inning.
- The Hawks put runners on the corners in the third, but Counts left them there.
- Foster had a single in the third for King and Turner came up with a base hit in the fourth, but that was all for the Tornado.
- King put runners on second and third in the fifth inning, but couldn't push the go-ahead run across.
- Chowan loaded the bases in the sixth inning, but the Tornado turned a double play to end the inning and keep the game scoreless.
- Both teams went down in order in the seventh, sending the game to extra innings.
- Turner laced a two-run single down the left field line to give King the lead.
- Miller and Chelsea Sams came up with run-scoring singles before a Samantha Helms sacrifice fly made it 5-0.
- Erin Foster stretched the King lead to 6-0 with a bases loaded walk.
- Chowan responded with a run-scoring infield single, followed by a two-run single, cutting the King lead to 6-3.
- Marleigh Duncan then relieved Counts and got a strikeout to give King the 6-3 victory.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Nikole Counts (9-3) 7.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Megan Vincent (5-5) 7.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
Save: Marleigh Duncan (2) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Miller got the Tornado on the board in the second inning with a leadoff home run.
- Chowan tried to respond as they ripped a leadoff double in the second, but Turner stranded her on third.
- King extended their lead to 2-0 on a Foster single that scored Azlee Sells in the third inning.
- The Tornado looked to blow the game open in the fourth as they loaded the bases, but the Warriors got out of the inning unscathed.
- Three straight one-out singles for Chowan in the fifth, cut the King lead to 2-1, but the Tornado got that run back in the sixth.
- Tinsley Thompson started a two-out rally with a double and later scored on an error, giving King a 3-1 lead.
- Chowan got a pair of two-out runners in the seventh as Duncan relieved Turner.
- Just as in game one, Duncan got a strikeout to give King the 3-1 win.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Carly Turner (5-4) 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO
Losing Pitcher: EmaRae Flores (1-4) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 1 SO
Save: Marleigh Duncan (3) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Kaitlin Brunelli led Chowan, going 3-for-3, including a double.
- Hannah Eden registered two hits, scored one and drove in one.
- Jesse Gentry drove in two runs on the day.
UP NEXT
- King stays on the road to take on Barton College on Saturday. First pitch from Wilson, N.C. is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
- Chowan hosts Lees-McRae College on Saturday afternoon.
