Bristol, TN – Southern Wesleyan dropped both games in the doubleheader against the King Tornado on Friday afternoon in a 2-0 and 4-3 final score.
The Warriors posted four hits in the first game of the afternoon with
Addi Johnson leading the team with two.
Lydia Clanton recorded two of the three walks of the afternoon. Both
Emma Collins and Johnson stole bases, and
Addie Nugent was hit by a pitch.
Megan Vaughn started the first game of the series, collecting 10 strikeouts during the game.
Southern Wesleyan had six hits in the second game of the afternoon.
Savannah Huff and
Claire Ellison had the lone RBIs in the game. Huff hit a home run during the game, and two Warriors walked.
Delanie Laudenbacher started the game with
Ashton Martin and
Emma Collins pitching in relief. The Warriors combined for nine strikeouts.
Game Vitals
Game One Final: King 2, Southern Wesleyan 0
Game Two Final: King 4, Southern Wesleyan 3
Records: Southern Wesleyan (10-6 / CC 4-2) King (12-6 / CC 5-3)
How It Happened
Game One
Southern Wesleyan and King challenged each other in the first game of the series, but neither were able to gain the upper hand as both
Megan Vaughn and Nikole Counts were able to shut out the batters to keep the game scoreless. King scored the only runs of the game in the bottom of the sixth on back-to-back doubles to give them a 2-0 victory.
Game Two
King struck early in the second game as Foster led off with a triple. With Foster on third, Puckett drove in the first run and then a home run by Turner put them ahead 3-0.
Southern Wesleyan began to chip away at the lead in the top of the third inning. With two outs,
Savannah Huff hit a home run over the center field wall to put the Warriors down 3-1.
The Warriors tied the King Tornado in the top of the fifth inning.
Megan New led off with a walk. With
Bethannie Perrine pinch running for New,
Addie Nugent singled through the left side to advance Perrine to second.
Haley Bertie laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both base runners up 90 feet. Claire Ellsion grounded out to second base to bring Perrine in. A throwing error by the short stop allowed
Savannah Huff to reach and bring Nugent home to tie the game 3-3.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Sams delivered a walk-off double to give the Tornado a 4-3 victory.
What's Next
The Warriors will remain on the road on March 20 as they travel to Banner Elk, NC to take on the Lees-McRae Bobcats. They will then travel to Mount Olive, NC to take on the Trojans of the University of Mount Olive on March 27 at 3 and 5 p.m. Southern Wesleyan will return to Varsity Field on March 30 as they take on the Emmanuel Lions.