WILSON, N.C. – The King University softball team dropped a pair of Conference Carolinas contests at Barton College on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs took game one 12-4 before hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning of game two take the 4-2 victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Barton 12, King 4; Barton 4, King 2
LOCATION: Jeffries Field; Wilson, N.C.
RECORDS: King 24-19, 9-5 Conference Carolinas; Barton 19-19, 10-8 Conference Carolinas
KING HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Barton took a 1-0 lead following a one-out infield single, stolen base and a two-out double in the first inning.
- King came back and loaded the bases with no outs in the second, but Bulldog pitcher Miranda Holmes got three straight strikeouts to end the inning.
- Sloane Correa then started the bottom of the second inning with a home run to right field, extending the Barton lead to 2-0.
- The Bulldogs then loaded the bases with one out before the Tornado got the second out and looked like might get out of the inning.
- However, a wild pitch scored one run before a two-run single and another run-scoring single gave Barton a 6-0 lead going to the third.
- Carly Turner started the fourth inning with a double and later scored on a Logan Leonard sacrifice fly, pulling King within 6-1.
- Barton added a pair in the fourth, extending their lead to 8-1.
- Camryn Haag started the fifth with a double before Campbell reached on an error.
- Lawson then laced a home run, pulling King within 8-4.
- However, the Bulldogs loaded the bases with one out and scored one run on a walk and another on a groundout.
- Gracelyn Massey followed with a double to left center that plated a pair and gave Barton the 12-4 win.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Miranda Holmes (4-7) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
Losing Pitcher: Carly Turner (1-3) 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Turner reached on an error to start the second inning and later scored on a Foster single to give King a 1-0 lead.
- A pair of Barton singles, followed by an error got the Bulldogs on the board in the third.
- Barton then put runners on the corners, but Madison Walter got a pair of groundouts to end the inning and keep the game even at 1-1.
- With two outs in the fourth, Thompson laced a home run to left center, giving King a 2-1 lead.
- Following a Barton one-out single in the fourth, Walter retired five straight before Barton leadoff single in the sixth.
- The runner was cut down trying to reach third following a defensive miscue.
- Barton then posted a two-out double, but Walter left her there to give King a 2-1 lead going to the seventh.
- Barton started the seventh with a double and a sacrifice bunt to put the tying run on third base.
- MacKenzie Taylor then worked a walk and stole second before Makenzie Cyzick ripped a home run to left field, giving Barton the 4-2 win.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: AnnaKate Gilchrist (4-4) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO
Losing Pitcher: Madison Walter (7-5) 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Emily Bell, Lindsey Massengill and Massey all drove in three runs in game one while Correa drove in two.
- Savanna Branch, Bell, Massey and Correa all registered two hits in game one.
- Cyzick and Correa posted two hits in game two, with Cyzick driving in three.
UP NEXT
- King stays on the road to take on Chowan University on Sunday. First pitch from Murfreesboro, N.C. is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
- Barton hosts Lees-McRae College on Sunday afternoon.
