DUNCAN, S.C. – The King University softball team split their Conference Carolinas doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Converse, falling 5-4 in game one before winning 11-2 in five innings in game two.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Converse 5, King 4; King 11, Converse 2
LOCATION: Tyger River Stadium; Duncan, S.C.
RECORDS: King 23-21, 10-8 Conference Carolinas; Converse 17-33, 6-14 Conference Carolinas
KING HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Converse led 5-0 heading into the top of the seventh, where the Tornado scored four runs on three hits.
- The Tornado had runners on first and third with two outs when Thompson hit a three-run home run to center field, allowing Haylee Dye and Rachel Jardim to score, cutting the lead to 5-3.
- Aviah Bunsic then doubled, with Alyssa Suits, Tori Ryan and Savana Luper drawing walks, with Luper picking up an RBI that made it a 5-4 score.
- The inning, and the game, would come to an end on a strikeout, with the Valkyries narrowly holding on for a 5-4 win.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Riley Lingerfelt (12-15) 7.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 9 SO
Losing Pitcher: Marleigh Duncan (7-7) 3.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- King got started right away, scoring six runs in the top of the first.
- Avaiah Bunsic doubled to score Tinsley Thompson, before Alyssa Suits stepped up to the plate and hit a three-run home run to put the Tornado in front 4-0.
- The lead grew a few batters later as Bradlie Warner singled up the middle, scoring Rachel Jardim and Tori Ryan to stretch the lead to 6-0.
- After the Valkyries scored a run in the first, King added another in the second when Bunsic singled, scoring Million to make it a 7-1 lead.
- Converse then homered in the bottom of the second, with Thompson hitting a two-run home run in the third, extending the lead to 9-2.
- King wasn't done though, as in the fourth Warner picked up another RBI single, with Ryan scoring to put the Tornado in front 10-2.
- King added a insurance run in the fifth, as Suits tripled to right field, allowing Bunsic to score, putting King ahead 11-2, which would be the final score as the Valkyries left the bases loaded in the fifth.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Nikole Counts (6-7) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO
Losing Pitcher: Sydney Watson (0-3) 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Madison Sheadel was 3-for-3 at the plate in game one, with Ayellad Howard and Karleigh Crabill both picking up a pair of hits each.
UP NEXT
- King will play at Lees-McRae on Thursday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.
- Converse will play at Belmont Abbey Wednesday.
