MARS HILL, N.C. – The King University softball team earned a pair of wins against Mars Hill on Friday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 10 – Mars Hill 8 | King 8 – Mars Hill 0
LOCATION: Ponder Field; Mars Hill, N.C.
RECORDS: King 4-4 | Mars Hill 5-5
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE
- King got on the board in the first inning. Tori Ryan singled through the left side, pushing Alena Demakas and Jessica Campbell home.
- Rachel Jardim hit a single to left field that allowed Ryan to score to put King up 3-0.
- Demakas scored again in the second as Aviah Bunsic hit another single on the left field side. Bunsic was then batted in by a Ryan single to right field.
- Shaina Addair homered to open the sixth inning. Bunsic singled to left field allowing Campbell and Staley Vaught to score to give the Tornado the 8-0 advantage.
- Mars Hill got on the board in the bottom of the sixth with five runs on three hits.
- Addair hit a second home run in the top of the seventh inning, increasing King's total to 10.
- Mars Hill attempted to comeback in the bottom of the seventh, but scored three runs, giving King the 10-8 win.
KING HIGHLIGHTS – GAME ONE
- Shaina Addair went 3 for 4 with two home runs and three RBIs. Tori Ryan also went 3 for 4 with a hit and an RBI.
- Aviah Bunsic went 2 of 3, driving in three while scoring once.
- Savana Luper earned her second win going 6.0 innings allowing just 4 hits and striking out 7 batters.
- In total King had 14 hits, 10 runs and five stolen bases in the first game.
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO
- King once again scored first and early as Ryan hit a home run to left field driving in Demakas and herself.
- Bradlie Warner singled to the third baseman to open the third inning before J. Campbell hit a home run in the following at bat. Jardim hit a grand slam later in the inning, to give King the 8-0 advantage.
- Neither team would score for the remainder of the game as the game finished after the fifth inning.
KING HIGHLIGHTS – GAME TWO
- Tori Ryan, Jessica Campbell, and Rachel Jardim all went the yard once, combining for the 8 RBIs of the game.
- Jardim had two hits including her grand slam in the third inning.
- Kylee Horsley got her second win of the season going a complete five innings allowing just two hits and no runs.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher:
Savana Luper – King (2-1) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 7 SO
Kylee Horsley – King (2-0) 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher:
Tea Cornett – Mars Hill (4-1) 7.0 IP, 14 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Blyth Freeman – Mars Hill (1-4) 5.0 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO
UP NEXT
King will return home for a doubleheader against Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday February 18. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 1 p.m.
