Franklin Springs, GA – Southern Wesleyan dropped both games to the Emmanuel Lions on Wednesday afternoon.  The Warriors fell 13-0 in game one and then were walked off by the Lions in game two in a 10-9 final.

The Warriors were limited to two hits in the first game of the afternoon.  Addi Johnson hit a double.  The other hit came off the bat of Madison Truett.  Johnson went on to have a stole base.  Both Hannah Truett (2) and Olivia Haag were hit by pitches.  Amberly Way started game one and pitched 2.1 innings.  Jaelyn Montfort and Autumn Barnhardt each came in to pitch in relief.  Montfort recorded the lone strikeout of the game.

Southern Wesleyan totaled seven hits in game two.  Both Addi Johnson and Riley Wilson had two hits.  Wilson homered and had a double.  Johnson also recorded a double.  Wilson led the team with three RBIs.  The Warriors walked five times and three players were hit by a pitch.  Olivia Haag pitched a complete game and struck out two batters.

Game Vitals

Game One Final: Emmanuel 13, Southern Wesleyan 0

Game Two Final: Emmanuel 10, Southern Wesleyan 9

Records: Southern Wesleyan (17-19 / CC 7-9) Emmanuel (23-20 / 10-8)

How It Happened

Game One

The Lions went on the attack early as they plated runs in the second, third and fourth innings.  Maddie Edwards shut down the Warriors bats to prevent Southern Wesleyan from cutting into their lead.  Emmanuel went on to win game one in a 13-0 final score.

Game Two

In the top of the first inning the Warriors attacked the plate.  Taylor Palfrey reached first after being hit by a pitch and then advanced to second base as Addi Johnson walked.  With one out, Amberly Way singled to right field to bring Palfrey in to score.  Riley Brown came in to pinch run, but was caught stealing to take her off the bases.  Hannah Truett walked to put runners on the corners.  A wild pitch allowed Truett to advance to second.  Talissa Cannady walked.  With the bases loaded, Olivia Haag was hit by a pitch to bring Johnson in to score.  Riley Wilson drilled the ball to left field for a double that brought two runs in to score.  Madison Truett hit a single to bring Haag in to score and give the Warriors a 6-0 run lead.

The Lions countered in the bottom of the first inning as a double by Adams, and singles by Harrison and Feigen allowed four runs to come in to score.

Southern Wesleyan pushed on in the top of the sixth inning as Riley Wilson came up to bat and hit her seventh home run of the season over the right field wall.

Emmanuel fought back in the bottom of the sixth inning as they plated five runs off doubles by Bennett and Adams, and a single by Jordan to take a 9-7 run lead.

The Warriors were not done as they tied the game up in the top of the seventh inning.  Avery Mercer walked and then advanced to second when Hannah Truett was hit by a pitch.  McKenzie Babb and Chalee Roper came in to pinch run for both runners.  A passed ball allowed both to advance and get into scoring position.  A second passed ball allowed Babb to score.  With Roper on third, Talissa Cannady hit a sacrifice fly to bring Roper in to tie the game back up 9-9.

However, a walk-off home run by Feigen allowed the Lions to claim a 10-9 run victory over the Warriors.

What's Next

The Warriors will remain on the road on April 12 as they travel to Young Harris, GA to take on the Young Harris Mountain Lions.  Southern Wesleyan will return home on April 13 as they host the North Greenville Crusaders for Senior Day.  They will travel to Augusta, GA to take on the Augusta Jaguars on April 16.