CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The King University softball team returned to the diamond on Wednesday afternoon with a nonconference doubleheader at Lee University. The Tornado hit five home runs on the day, three in their 9-5 game one victory. However, the Flames came back to take game two 10-2.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 9, Lee 5; Lee 10, King 2
LOCATION: Stanley Butler Softball Field; Cleveland, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 18-10 Conference Carolinas; Lee 10-16
KING HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Haag gave King the lead in the second with a single that plated a pair as King scored a third on Lee throwing error to take a 3-0 advantage.
- A leadoff triple and groundout got the Flames on the board in the bottom of the inning, but King led 3-1.
- The Tornado blasted a pair of home runs to extend their lead to 7-1 in the fourth inning.
- Haylee Dye and Samantha Helms started the inning with back-to-back singles before Sells ripped a longball.
- Foster hit another home run later inning the inning.
- Lee plated a pair in the bottom of the fourth, but Miller extended the King lead to 8-3 with a leadoff home run in the fifth.
- The Flames scored twice in the sixth inning, but Dye came up with a two-out single that scored Miller and gave King a 9-5 lead in the seventh.
- That was all Marleigh Duncan needed as she retired the side in order in the bottom of the seventh, giving King the 9-5 win.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Nikole Counts (10-4) 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO
Losing Pitcher: Madison Barnett (3-5) 3.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Foster led off game two with a home run, putting the Tornado ahead 1-0.
- Lee responded, however, scoring a pair of runs, the first on a double to center.
- The Flames then had a runner thrown out at second to end the inning, but the runner at third scored before the putout, giving Lee a 2-1 lead.
- Another leadoff home run for King in the second inning evened the score, this one from Puckett.
- The Flames then took advantage of a Tornado miscue in the third inning, scoring two runs to take a 4-2 lead.
- Lee then added three runs in the fourth, capped by a solo home run to take a 7-2 lead.
- The Flames ended the contest in the fifth inning with three runs, the final two on a home run, taking the contest 10-2.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Shonna Penney (1-2) 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
Losing Pitcher: Carly Turner (6-5) 4.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Kayla Louie led Lee with five hits on the day.
- Laney Harris had four hits and drove in two.
- Taylor De Adder and Shelby Cole each hit home runs.
UP NEXT
- King returns to Conference Carolinas play on Saturday at Converse College. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Duncan, S.C.
- Lee hosts Shorter University on Saturday afternoon.
