BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University softball team earned another doubleheader sweep on Monday afternoon, topping Wheeling University. The Tornado held on to take game one 5-4
Savana Luper tossed a complete game to give King the 6-1 victory in the nightcap.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 5, Wheeling 4; King 6, Wheeling 1
LOCATION: King Softball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 12-5; Wheeling 3-11
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Jessica Campbell led King with four hits on the day and drove in four runs, three in game one.
- Haylee Dye registered two hits on the day and drove in four in game two.
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Wheeling grabbed the early 2-0 lead on a two-run home run from Madison Kay in the first inning.
- Staley Vaught got King on the board with a bases loaded walk I the second.
- Campbell then gave King a 3-2 lead with a two-run single to center field.
- Wheeling used a squeeze bunt to even the score at 3-3 in the fourth inning.
- A Cardinal defensive miscue allowed the Tornado to take the lead in the fifth inning before a Campbell double in the sixth scored Vaught and gave King a 5-3 lead.
- Wheeling scored one run and had runners on second and third with one out in the seventh inning.
- However, Hannah Fritts got the final two outs to give King the 5-4 win.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Marleigh Duncan (4-2) 6.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO
Losing Pitcher: Maria Clark (1-3) 4.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 8 BB, 1 SO
Save: Hannah Fritts (1) 0.2 IP 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Wheeling manufactured a run, scoring on a groundout in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead.
- King answered in the bottom half of the inning as Gracelynn Rice drove in one before a Campbell sacrifice fly gave King a 2-1 lead as Vaught scored.
- In the fourth, Dye laced a double with the bases loaded that scored three and extended the King lead to 5-1.
- A Dye sacrifice fly in the sixth scored Campbell, extending the Tornado lead to 6-1.
- Luper the retired the side in order, giving King the 6-1 win.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Savana Luper (4-1) 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Losing Pitcher: Ryleigh Peters (1-2) 6.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Feyh posted a pair of hits while Kay drove in two.
UP NEXT
- King travels to Florida Southern College on Wednesday. First pitch from Lakeland, Fla. is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
- Wheeling plays at Emory & Henry College eon Thursday.
