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Box Score 2 GAFFNEY, S.C. – The King University softball team dropped a pair of tight contests at Limestone College on Friday afternoon. The Saints scored a pair of runs in the sixth inning to take game one from the Tornado 2-0 before taking the nightcap 4-1.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Limestone 2, King 0; Limestone 4, King 1
LOCATION: Babe Ruth Field; Gaffney, S.C.
RECORDS: King 17-15, 4-4 Conference Carolinas; Limestone 23-8, 10-0 Conference Carolinas
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Katie McCann paced the offense from the leadoff spot with three hits.
- Jenna Burnett and Hannah Riddle posted two hits each with Burnett driving in one and Riddle scoring once.
- Riddle also extended her hitting streak to 16 games.
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- King had a leadoff runner on base in each of the first three innings, but couldn't push a run across.
- In the second and third innings, the Tornado had a pair of runners on, but Saint pitcher Courtney Smith got out of the jam each time.
- Tornado pitcher Leslie Odom retired the first seven batters she faced and didn't allow a hit until the Saints got a pair of knocks in the fourth inning. However, Odom got out of the inning to keep the game scoreless.
- A two-out, pinch-hit double in the sixth from Limestone's Audra Butler broke the scoreless tie, scoring a pair to give the Saints a 2-0 lead.
- Smith then got the Tornado in order in the seventh, giving Limestone the 2-0 victory.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Courtney Smith (14-2) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 SO
Losing Pitcher: Leslie Odom (9-5) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Limestone grabbed the lead in the third inning with three runs, two coming on a Siara Shelton single to center field.
- Burnett got King on the board with a two-out single that scored Riddle in the fourth, cutting the Tornado deficit to 3-1.
- However, the Saints added on an Emma Swearingen run-scoring single in the fifth, extending their lead back to 4-1.
- King had a pair of runners in the fifth, but couldn't push a run across.
- The Tornado couldn't get the offense going again as the Saints took the contest 4-1.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Josie Weber (8-5) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Emma Hughes (3-7) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Lindsey Mason posted a pair of hits in the opening game with Butler driving in a pair.
- Ashley Parnell went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in game two.
- Siara Shelton drove in a pair in the nightcap for the Saints.
UP NEXT
- King returns to action on Tuesday when they host Converse College. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
- Limestone travels to Emmanuel College on Thursday.
