BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University softball team resumed their winning ways Sunday afternoon, sweeping a nonconference doubleheader over Davis & Elkins College, winning game one 3-2 on a walk-off single from
Peyton Day before pouring on the runs in a 11-5 game two victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 3, Davis & Elkins 2; King 11, Davis & Elkins 5
LOCATION: King Softball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 8-6; Davis & Elkins 1-6
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Maggie Deel went 4-for-5 on the day, with a home run and four RBI.
- The Tornado hit three home runs, with Tinsley Thompson and Jessica Campbell also going deep.
- Savanna Luper picked up the win in game one before grabbing a save in the second game.
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- The Tornado struck in the bottom of the second, with Camryn Haag singling through the left side with one out.
- The next batter was Deel, who blasted her home run to left field, putting King ahead 2-0.
- The Senators responded in the sixth, scoring two runs on a single up the middle, tying the game at two.
- After setting the Senators down in order in the seventh, Campbell reached base on a fielding error, advancing to second when Erin Foster was hit by a pitch.
- After a fielder's choice moved Campbell to third, she would score the game-winning run on a single up the middle by Day, ending the game with King winning 3-2.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Savana Luper (3-0) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 Er, 0 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Saylor Kneeland (1-3) 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Neither team was able to get a hit until the top of the third, when the Senators used two hits to score a run, taking the 1-0 lead.
- The Tornado responded in a big way in the bottom of the frame, scoring five runs on five hits, including an RBI triple by Thompson and RBI singles from Carly Turner, Camryn Haag and Deel.
- Campbell hit her home run in the bottom of the fourth, taking a 1-2 pitch and depositing it over the right field fence to extend the lead to 6-1.
- Davis & Elkins got one of the runs back in the top of the fifth on an RBI double.
- The Senators would add three more in the top of the sixth on three hits, getting to within 7-5.
- The Tornado once again responded in a big way in the bottom of the frame, scoring four runs on four hits, including an RBI double by Haylee Dye, and consecutive RBI singles by Haag and Day.
- Deel picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly, stretching the lead to 11-5.
- The Senators would get a leadoff runner in the seventh, but couldn't score, ending the game with the Tornado recording the sweep.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Marleigh Duncan (3-0) 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Vanessa Hunt (0-3) 4.0 IP, 7 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO
Save:
Savana Luper (2) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Jules Gutierrez was 4-for-8, with a double and an RBI.
- Alyssa Haynes went 2-for-4, scoring a pair of runs and recording an RBI.
- Saylor Kneeland threw in both games, totaling 3.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits.
UP NEXT
- The Tornado will host Shepherd University Saturday, Feb. 25 at the King Softball Field, with first pitch of game one scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
- Davis & Elkins will play at the Blue Ridge Battle next weekend, starting Friday against the University of Indianapolis.
