BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University softball team picked up a Conference Carolinas sweep Tuesday afternoon, beating Converse University 14-6 in game one before winning 7-3 in the second game.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 14, Converse 6; King 7, Converse 3
LOCATION: King Softball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 17-11, 4-2 Conference Carolinas; Converse 13-19, 2-4 Conference Carolinas
KING HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Converse got off to a hot start with three runs with two outs in the first inning. Two scored on a Madison Davis double before she scored on a Victoria Dichio double.
- King responded with two runs on a Suits two-out double in the bottom of the first inning.
- Relief pitcher Marleigh Duncan left runners on second and second in the second inning, but the Valkyries added two runs in the third inning.
- The Tornado evened the score at 5-5 in the bottom of the third on a Thompson single that scored Aviah Bunsic before Suits scored on a wild pitch.
- King broke the game open in the fourth as Dye laced a two-run home run to give King the lead.
- Suits later laced a three-run bomb before back-to-back doubles from Thompson and Tori Ryan added another run.
- Katie Ryan and Dye later drove in runs with singles before a Lilly Million triple gave King a 14-5 lead.
- Converse scored one in the fifth, but that was it as King took the contest 14-6.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Marleigh Duncan (6-3) 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
Losing Pitcher: Sydney Watson (0-2) 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- The Tornado got on the board in the second, as Megan Dobrev and Tori Ryan each picked up RBI singles, putting King in front 2-0.
- After Converse scored on an error in the fifth, Million led off the bottom with a double, with pinch runner Autumn Campbell advancing to third when Bunsic singled.
- The Valkyries then recorded a pair of strikeouts before Dobrev ripped a home run off the scoreboard in left center field, opening up a 5-1 Tornado lead.
- Converse scored twice in the top of the sixth, but in the bottom Katie Ryan led off with a single before Dye took the fifth pitch of her at bat and hit a home run to left field, making it a 7-3 lead.
- Savana Luper allowed a two-out single in the seventh, but got a game-ending lineout to first base.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Savana Luper (8-4) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 Er, 3 BB, 7 SO
Losing Pitcher: Riley Lingerfelt (8-8) 6.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Ayellad Howard had three hits on the day, all of which came in the first game.
- Madison Davis had three RBI on the day for the Valkyries.
UP NEXT
- King is in action again on Saturday at the University of Mount Olive. First pitch from Mount Olive, N.C. is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
