Central, S.C. – Southern Wesleyan fell in both of their Conference Carolinas games against the Emmanuel College Lions on Thursday night in final scores of 6-2 and 5-2.

The Warriors posted 10 hits in the loss to Emmanuel in game one.  Sara Sweatt led the Warriors with three hits.  She was followed by Lizzie Fela and Becca White with two hits apiece.  Sweatt and Alex Oliver each posted an RBI in the loss.  Sweatt stole one base during the game.  Josie Edwards started the game for the Warriors and went 6.2 innings while allowing five runs on nine hits.

Southern Wesleyan recorded five hits in the second loss of the evening.  Lizzie Fela led with two hits in game two.  Makaila Irby recorded a double, and both Becca White and Fela had RBIs during the evening.  Amber Belk stole a base during the game.  Lucy Wolff started game two for the Warriors and with 5.2 innings while allowing seven hits and five runs.

Game Vitals

Game One Final: Emmanuel 6, Southern Wesleyan 2

Game Two Final: Emmanuel 5, Southern Wesleyan 2

Records: Southern Wesleyan ( 3-15 / CC 0-2 ), Emmanuel ( 4-12 / CC 2-2 )

How It Happened

Game One

The Warriors struck early in their first Conference Carolinas game of the season against the Emmanuel College Lions.  Sara Sweatt reached first base on a bunted single and then stole second base to put her in scoring position with freshman Kali Berrigan up to bat.  Berrigan sacrificed herself to bring her teammate to third base and then a sacrifice ground out by Alex Oliver brought Sweatt home to give Southern Wesleyan the first run of the game.

Southern Wesleyan struck again in the bottom of the fourth inning.  Lexi Thompson walked and then was moved to second on a bunt single by Tiffany Cathey.  Becca White walked to load the bases to bring Sara Sweat up to bat.  Sweatt hit a single to shallow center field to bring Thompson home and give the Warriors a 2-0 lead over the Lions.

In the top of the fifth inning, the Lions countered with one run to bring the game to 2-1.  They struck again in the top of the seventh inning to score three runs and take a 6-2 lead over the Warriors.  Southern Wesleyan would not go down quietly, loading the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning.  However, they could not get the win as the Lions took game one 6-2.

Game Two

The Lions quickly took a 2-0 lead in game two of the Conference Carolinas matchup.  The Warriors countered in the bottom of the third inning.  With two outs, Becca White walked and then advanced to second on a walk by Shelby Stroud.  Lizzie Fela then hit a single to bring White home to put the Warriors on the board 2-1 behind Emmanuel.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Southern Wesleyan threatened yet again.  Amber Belk walked and then moved on to second when Natalie Johnson walked to first.  Belk then went on to steal third base.  Sara Sweatt walked to load the bases for the Warriors with two outs.  Becca White then walked again to bring the tying run home.

However, the Lions were not done, taking a 3-2 lead on a passed ball.  They went on to score two more runs in the top of the sixth inning to win the second game 5-2.

What's Next

The Warriors will next travel to Catawba to take on the Indians at 1 and 3 on March 11.  They will then return home to Varsity Field to compete in Conference Carolinas action against the Barton Bulldogs and Mount Olive Trojans on March 17 and 18.