Bristol, TN – Southern Wesleyan dropped the final two games to the King Tornado on Saturday afternoon in an 8-1 and 9-6 final score.
The Warriors collected five hits in game one.
Parker Pillsbury led the team with two hits.
Josh Asbill collected the lone RBI for the Warriors on a solo home run.
Clifton Olmstead was the lone Warrior to walk in the game and
Jordan Montgomery was hit by a pitch.
TJ McEvilly started game one and pitched 3.2 innings while striking out two batters.
Ryan Moore came in to pitch in relief and collected four strikeouts over 2.1 innings pitched.
Southern Wesleyan had nine hits in the second game of the day. Both
Zach O'Malley and
Clifton Olmstead led the team with two hits each. O'Malley had the first triple of the season for the Warriors. O'Malley and Olmstead had the lone RBIs of the game.
Sean Sutay started the second game of the afternoon. He pitched four innings while striking out four batters. Both
Sandy Johnson and
Jacob Standridge came in to pitch in relief.
Game Vitals
Final Game One: King 8, Southern Wesleyan 1
Final Game Two: King 9, Southern Wesleyan 6
Records: Southern Wesleyan (4-14 / CC 1-8) King (9-4 / CC 6-2)
How It Happened
Game One:
King charged out of the gate as they brought three runs in to score in the bottom of the first. Southern Wesleyan countered in the top of the third as
Josh Asbill hit a home run over the right field wall to put the Warriors down 3-1. The Tornado continued to push ahead with runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings to win the first game 8-1.
Game Two:
Southern Wesleyan struck first in the second game of the day as
Jordan Montgomery reached first on a walk. A sacrifice bunt by
DJ Ludwick allowed Montgomery to advance to second base.
Ty King Richards singled on a bunt to put Montgomery on third with one out. The Tornado pitcher threw the ball away to allow Montgomery to score on the wild pitch.
The Warriors lead was short lived as the Tornado brought seven runs in to score between the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings.
Southern Wesleyan fought back in the top of the seventh inning.
Josh Asbill led off with a single through the right side. A triple down the right field line for
Zach O'Malley brought Asbill in to score. On the same play, the Tornado second baseman had a throwing error that allowed O'Malley to come across home plate and put the Warriors down 3-7.
With two outs in the top of the eighth inning, Southern Wesleyan continued to fight.
Will Pitts singled to left center and then advanced to second base as
Josh Asbill walked. With two runners on, the Tornado pitcher threw a wild pitch that allowed both runners to advance ninety feet. A second wild pitch allowed
Juan Garcia to come in to score to put the Warriors within three runs of King.
Zach O'Malley walked to put runners on the corners with two out. A balk by the Tornado advanced both runners ninety feet to bring Asbill in to score.
Clifton Olmstead singled to bring O'Malley in to score to put the Warriors down 6-7 to the Tornado.
King continued to fight as they scored twice more in the bottom of the eighth inning to win the final game of the series 9-6.
What's Next
The Warriors will remain on the road on March 11-12 as they travel to Franklin Springs, GA to take on the Emmanuel Lions. They will then travel to Gaffney, SC to take on the Limestone Saints on March 15. The Warriors will return to Dr. C Keith Connor Field on March 18-19 to host the North Greenville Crusaders.
