Softball: King University vs. University of Mount Olive
April 16, 2021 - 1:00 PM/3:00 PM | King Softball Field - Bristol, Tenn.
King University
Tornado
20-12, 12-4 Conference Carolinas
GAME NOTES
- Most recently the Tornado dropped a pair of one-run contests at eighth-ranked Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday afternoon.
- The Kign offense has been led by Carly Turner all season as she ranks seventh in the league with a .391 batting average.
- Turner's 36 hits is sixth in the league while Rikkelle Miller's 35 ranks seventh.
- King has four individuals in the conference's top 10 in home runs, Turner (6), Miller (5), Meagan Puckett and Erin Foster with four each.
- Nikole Counts has been outstanding in the cirlce as her 1.98 ERA and 11 wins rank second in the league.
- Turner's ERA of 3.46 ranks 12th in the conference and Marleigh Duncan owns a league-best five saves on the year.
Mount Olive University
Trojans
19-11, 12-4 Conference Carolinas
GAME NOTES
- Mount Olive were last in action on Tuesday when the split a doubleheader with Coker.
- The Trojans have been outstanding at the plate and in the field this year as they lead Conference Carolinas wthi a .356 batting average and a .979 fielding percentage.
- Kylie Emanuele and Courtlynn Cooney are the top two hitters in the leage with batting averages of .506 and .459, respcetively.
- Cooney, along with teammate Emma Mooney have scored a league-high 26 runs this year.
- Emanuele's 33 runs batted in ranks second in the league.
- Mount Olive has four more hitters that own batting averages over .370, all rank in the league's top 11.
- In the circle, Hannah Killough leads the way with a 2.40 ERA and 6-3 record.
Series History
King trails the all-time series 15-6 - click to view
King has won the last two meetings, both coming in 2019. That season, the teams split a doubleheader and the Tornado defeated Mount Olive in the conference tournament
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