Bristol, TN – Southern Wesleyan fell to the King Tornado on the road on Friday afternoon in a 10-4 final score.
The Warriors recorded 10 hits on the afternoon with
Zach O'Malley leading the team with three.
Josh Galloway follow with two hits collected in the series opener.
Will Pitts had two of the four RBIs of the afternoon.
Chance Fogel, O'Malley and Galloway all recorded stolen bases.
Jake Wisniewski started on the mound for the Warriors and pitched three innings while striking out two batters.
Devyn Bond,
Josh Fenton and
Andrew Patterson all came in to pitch in relief. Fenton led the team with three strikeouts.
Game Vitals
Final: King 10, Southern Wesleyan 4
Records: Southern Wesleyan (4-12 / CC 1-6) King (7-4 / CC 3-3)
How It Happened
The Warriors attacked first as
Chance Fogel singled to center field in the top of the first inning and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. An error by the Tornado first baseman allowed
Parker Pillsbury to reach and advanced Fogel to third. A throwing error by the shortstop allowed
Josh Galloway to reach first base and brought Fogel in to score to give Southern Wesleyan an early lead.
The Tornado countered in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game up.
Southern Wesleyan maintained the pressure as they regained the lead in the top of the third.
Chance Fogel led off the inning with a walk and then stole second base. With one out,
Josh Galloway singled to center field to allow Fogel to advance to third base. Galloway then stole second to put both himself and Fogel in scoring position.
Will Pitts drilled the ball down the right field line for a single that brought both Fogel and Galloway in to score to put the Warriors on top 3-1.
The lead was short lived as King brought two more runs in to score in the bottom of the third inning to allow the Tornado to tie the game up 3-3. They went on to take the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly out by Hilliard to put them ahead by one run. The Tornado pushed further ahead in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings to give them an 8-3 run advantage.
The Warriors countered in the top of the seventh inning.
Josh Asbill led off the inning with a single to right field. Asbill then advanced to second on a passed ball. With one out,
Zach O'Malley singled to allow Asbill to move to third base. O'Malley then stole second base to put both runners in scoring position.
Ty King Richards ground out to third base to allow Asbill to come in to score to put the Warriors down 8-4.
King brought two more runs in to score in the bottom of the seventh to win the game in a 10-4 final.
What's Next
Southern Wesleyan will wrap up the series against the King Tornado on March 5 at noon and 3 p.m. They will then return to Dr. C Keith Connor Field to host the Toccoa Falls Screaming Eagles on March 9 at 4 p.m. The Warriors will then travel to Franklin Springs, GA to take on the Emmanuel Lions on March 11-12.
