DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The King University softball team dropped a pair of contests on Monday afternoon. The Tornado tried to comeback in the opening game, but fell short against Florida Southern College 4-2. In the second game, King fell to fifth-ranked University of North Georgia 13-0.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Florida Southern 4, King 2; #5 North Georgia 13, King 0
LOCATION: Lynn Cottrell Park; Dahlonega, Ga.
RECORDS: King 1-5; North Georgia 6-1; Florida Southern 3-2
KING HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- The Tornado had two runners on in the second on hits from Thompson and Bradlie Warner. However, the Mocs got out of the inning with a groundout.
- A pair of Florida Southern singles in the third gave the Mocs a 1-0 lead.
- Thompson reached to start the fourth inning and stole second, however, she was stranded there.
- Back-to-back singles from Campbell and Haylee Dye put two Tornado runners on in the fifth with one out.
- However, the Mocs again got out of the inning, this time with a pair of flyouts.
- Consecutive singles around an error added another Florida Southern run in the fifth before Kelsey Peck ripped a two-run home run to give the Mocs a 4-0 lead.
- Thompson and pinch hitter Erin Foster both reached to start the sixth and it looked like the Tornado would get on the board.
- However, Florida Southern got the next three outs to end the inning.
- In the seventh, Dye started a rally with a one-out walk before Carly Turner ripped a double.
- Miller then drove in one with a single before Turner scored on a wild pitch.
- However, the Mocs got the final out, handing King the 4-2 defeat.
FOR THE FOES
- Peck led the way with two hits, including the home run that drove in two.
- Skyler Ralst and Jessica Bryson added two hits each as Bryson scored twice.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Mel Rogers (2-0) 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Nikole Counts (0-2) 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- North Georgia jumped ahead in the top of the first inning, scoring four runs.
- Olivia Sinquefield drove in a pair with single up the middle around run-scoring singles from Mallory Parker and Sydney Blair.
- North Georgia extended the lead to 6-0 in the third inning, scoring runs on consecutive groundouts.
- The Tornado started the bottom of the inning with back-to-back hits from Murray and Campbell in the third, but couldn't push a run across.
- The Nighthawks tacked on four runs in the fourth inning, two on a double from Marycille Brumby and two more on doubles from Sinquefield and Blair to take a 10-0 lead.
- Sinquefield hit a three-run home run in the fifth to give the Nighthawks a 13-0 lead.
- The Tornado couldn't comeback in the bottom of the inning as North Georgia took the contest 13-0.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Sophie Mooney (2-0) 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Losing Pitcher: Madison Walter (1-1) 3.1 IP, 11 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Sinquefield led the way for North Georgia with four hits, four runs scored and six runs batted in.
- Five other Nighthwaks accounted for two hits apiece.
UP NEXT
- King is scheduled to return home to face Lincoln Memorial University at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
- Florida Southern next travels to Barry on Friday and Saturday.
- North Georgia hosts UNC Pembroke and Lake Erie College on Saturday and Sunday.
