BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University softball team extended their win streak to eight with a pair of wins over divisional opponent Belmont Abbey.
THE BASICS
FINAL: King 10 – Belmont Abbey 0 | King 3 – Belmont Abbey 1
LOCATION: King Softball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 19-9, 6-0 CC | Belmont Abbey 14-16, 1-5 CC
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE
- Belmont Abbey loaded the bases in the first inning but were unable to score.
- Rachel Jardim put King on the board in the bottom of the first inning as she drove in Alyssa Suits and Katie Ryan with a single to left center.
- The Tornado's bats came alive in the second inning scoring six runs on seven hits. Giana Winge started the inning with a hit by pitch before Staley Vaught singled and Bradlie Warner drew a walk to load the bases. K. Ryan singled to left center allowing both Winge and Vaught to score. Suits then singled to drive in Warner. K. Ryan scored on a Tori Ryan single before Suits scored on a Jardim single to left field. As a pinch hitter, Helina Hahn singled to drive in T. Ryan.
- The Tornado added two more runs in the bottom of the third as K. Ryan scored on a T. Ryan single to right field. Autumn Campbell pinch ran for T. Ryan, stole second, and then scored as Bunsic reached on a fielder's choice.
- Belmont Abbey got their only run in the top of the fourth inning.
KING HIGHLIGHTS – GAME ONE
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO
- Alyssa Suits reached base on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the first. She was able to score on a Rachel Jardim single up the middle.
- Giana Winge started the second inning with a single up the middle and was able to score on a ground out by Warner. Staley Vaught reached on an error and was then able to score on a Katie Ryan single to center field to put King up 3-0
- The Crusaders scored one run in the top of the fifth, but the Tornado held on for the doubleheader sweep.
KING HIGHLIGHTS – GAME TWO
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher
Kylee Horsley – King (5-1) 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO
Savana Luper – King (7-3) 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Losing Pitcher
Lilly Hartsell – Belmont Abbey (7-6) 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
McKenna Meadors – Belmont Abbey (4-1) 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO
Save
Sophia Waters – King (2) 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
UP NEXT
The King University softball team will host Wingate tomorrow, March 23 for a non-conference doubleheader with first pitch at 1 pm.
