FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The King University softball team dropped a pair of contests at Nova Southeastern University on Saturday. The Sharks, who are receiving votes in the NFCA poll, took game one 6-0 before winning game two 7-0.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: RV Nova Southeastern 6, King 0; RV Nova Southeastern 7, King 0
LOCATION: AD Griffin Sports Complex; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
RECORDS: King 12-10; Nova Southeastern 18-7
KING HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Campbell started the day with a leadoff single, but was stranded on first.
- Erin Foster drew a leadoff walk to start the second, but again was stranded.
- In the third, Campbell led off with a single, but was stranded again.
- The Sharks also left one runner stranded in each of the first two innings before breaking through in the third.
- Alexi Watkins started the bottom of the third with a single and stole second before scoring on an Alyssa Drogemueller single, giving the Sharks the 1-0 lead.
- Foster was hit by a pitch to start the fourth inning for the Tornado, but was caught stealing as the Sharks got out of the inning.
- Nova Southeastern extended their lead to 4-0 on a Madison Fine two-out, three-run double in the fifth inning.
- The Tornado deficit grew to 6-0 following a Watkins run-scoring double and Drogemueller RBI single in the sixth inning.
- Million started the seventh inning with a single, but the Sharks got the next three outs to take the contest 6-0.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Alyssa Drogemueller (7-2) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Savana Luper (6-1) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- King went down in order in the first inning before the Sharks plated a pair of runs in the bottom half.
- A walk and double put runners on second and third before a sacrifice bunt scored the first run.
- Following a walk, another bunt plated the second run, giving Nova Southeastern a 2-0 lead.
- Foster walked to start the second inning, and Peyton Day worked a walk later in the inning.
- However, both runners were stranded.
- Drogemueller extended the Nova Southeastern lead to 4-0 with a two-run single in the second inning.
- The Tornado had a leadoff baserunner again in the third as Lawson worked a walk.
- However, the Sharks got the next three outs to end the inning.
- The Sharks manufactured a run in the fourth to extend their lead to 5-0.
- In the sixth, Campbell and Dye started the inning with back-to-back singles.
- However, the Sharks recorded the next three outs to end the inning.
- Nova Southeastern took a 7-0 lead following a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
- Haag started the seventh with a bunt single, and Lawson later worked a two-out walk to put two runners on.
- However, the Sharks got the final out to take the contest 7-0.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Julian Allen (5-2) 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Nikole Counts (0-5) 6.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Drogemueller led the way offensively for the Sharks, going 5-for-5 on the day with a double, four runs batted in and two runs scored.
- She also tossed a shutout in the circle in game one.
- Watkins, Tia Williams and Smith all added two hits while Fine drove in five runs on the day.
UP NEXT
- The nonconference series concludes on Sunday with first pitch at 10:00 a.m. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
