Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan dropped the double header to the King Tornado on Tuesday evening in 16-3 and 14-0 final scores.
The Warriors picked up three hits in the first game of the day as Emma Jo Wolfe, Talissa Cannady and Addi Johnson all put the ball into play. Andi Grae Wingate was the lone Warrior to walk, and both Cannady and Johnson stole bases. Emma Jo Wolfe started on the mound and pitched 5.1 innings while striking out two batters. Ella Grace Lawton and Jaelyn Montfort both came in to pitch in relief.
Southern Wesleyan collected two hits in the second game. Emma Jo Wolfe doubled, and Ryanne Yarborough hit a single. The Warriors walked two times. Autumn Barnhardt started game two on the mound and pitched four innings while striking out two. Jaelyn Montfort came in to pitch in relief and struck out one batter.
Game Vitals
Game One Final: King 16, Southern Wesleyan 3
Game Two Final: King 14, Southern Wesleyan 0
Records: Southern Wesleyan (2-22 / CC 0-6) King (15-12 / CC 3-1)
How It Happened
Game One
The Tornado took the early lead as they plated five runs between the top of the second and third innings.
Southern Wesleyan challenged in the bottom of the fourth innings. Addi Johnson led off with a single to the short stop and then stole second to get into scoring position. Andi Grae Wingate walked to put two on the bases. With Emmy Copeland pinch running for Wingate, a ground out to the pitcher by Ryanne Yarborough allowed both Copeland and Johnson to advance. Kori Rominger reached on an error by the second baseman, allowing both Johnson and Copeland to score and put the Warriors down 5-2.
King pushed further ahead with runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Warriors challenged once again. Talissa Cannady led off with a single to right field and then stole second base. With two outs, Ryanne Yarborough reached on a throwing error and Cannady came in to score on the play.
However, the Tornado plated six more runs in the top of the seventh inning to win game one in a 16-3 final score.
Game Two
The Tornado took the first runs of the game in the top of the third inning. They pushed on with runs in the fourth and fifth innings. King kept Southern Wesleyan off the board and went on to win game two in a 14-0 final score.
What's Next
Southern Wesleyan will remain at home on March 24 as they host the Barton Bulldogs on Varsity Field at 2 and 4:30 pm. They will then host the Chowan Hawks on March 25 at noon and 2:30 in Central, SC. The Warriors will continue Conference Carolinas action on March 28 as they travel to Due West, SC to take on the Erskine Flying Fleet. They will travel to Mount Olive, NC on April 1 to take on the University of Mount Olive Trojans.
