Tornado fall to Tusculum in mid-week doubleheader

GREENVILLE, Tenn. – The King University softball team fell to Tusculum in both games on Wednesday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Tusculum 6 – King 4 | Tusculum 6 – King 1
LOCATION: Red Edmonds Field; Greenville, Tenn.
RECORDS: Tusculum 17-1 | King 6-6
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE

• Jessica Campbell led off with a triple to center field. She scored on a passed ball during the next batter to put King on the board early.
• Tusculum tied the game on a sacrifice fly to left field in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the third, Tusculum added four runs on five hits bringing the score to 5-1.
• The Pioneers added their final run in the bottom of the fifth inning on a two-out single to the short stop.
• King attempted a comeback in the seventh inning. Campbell hit her second triple of the game and was able to score on an error from the Pioneers. Rachel Jardim hit a two-out, two-run double, scoring both Tori Ryan and Alena Demakas, but King was unable to complete the comeback, falling 6-4.

• Jessica Campbell went 2-4 with two triples and scoring both times on base.
• Alena Demakas also went 2-4 and scored in the seventh inning.
• Rachel Jardim went 3-4  with 2 RBI and a double.
• Tori Ryan drew two walks, recorded one hit, and scored once.

• Tusculum scored first in the bottom of the first inning with runs scoring on a double and a wild pitch.
• King scored their only run on a Grace Shary sacrifice fly and Aviah Bunsic was able to cross the plate.
• The Pioneers added two more runs I the bottom of the third inning on three hits. A sacrifice bunt allowed Tusculum to add a run in the fifth inning before a triple in the sixth inning scored their sixth run.

• Six Tornado recorded a hit with Campbell and Jardim each hitting a double.
• Aviah Bunsic scored the only run.

 
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher:
Megan Ackerman – Tusculum (7-1) 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Nyah Vogel – Tusculum (3-0) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Losing Pitcher:
Kylee Horsley – King (2-1) 6.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 SO
Sophia Waters – King (1-2) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO
Save:
Natalie Spaitis – Tusculum (3) 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
 
UP NEXT
The King University softball team will be on the road on Tuesday, March 4 for a doubleheader against UVA Wise.