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Methodist MUSB 9-27, 2-12 USA So.
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Winner SALEM SAL 21-13, 9-6 USA So.
Methodist MUSB
9-27, 2-12 USA So.
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Final
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SALEM SAL
21-13, 9-6 USA So.
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Methodist MUSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
SALEM SAL 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 3 2 0

W: M. Barker (9-6) L: Jones, Brittany (4-12)

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Winner Methodist MUSB 10-27, 3-12 USA So.
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SALEM SAL 21-14, 9-7 USA So.
Winner
Methodist MUSB
10-27, 3-12 USA So.
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Final
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SALEM SAL
21-14, 9-7 USA So.
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Methodist MUSB 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 10 3
SALEM SAL 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 2

W: Jones, Brittany (5-11) L: K. Ogle (7-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Ja'Shawn Steward-Johnson

Monarchs Split, Play Spoiler

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  Methodist softball played spoiler and earned a split in its final doubleheader of the season. In USA South Athletic Conference action, the Monarchs won the nightcap of the twinbill, 10-6, upsetting host Salem College Saturday evening. The Spirits won the first game, 3-0.

Salem College went from potentially hosting the first round of the conference tournament to probably a road date now, as the Spirits are currently in fifth place in the East Division after the series split.

The 10 runs in Game 2 represent a season-high for the Monarchs. They brought six runners across the home plate in the first inning and held on for the win. Blythe Best propelled Methodist with three hits and three RBIs.

The Monarchs improve to 10-27, the most wins in a season for Methodist since 2015. Initially this doubleheader was billed as the season-finale but the Monarchs will actually end the season Sunday with play recovening between Methodist and Greensboro College  at 12 p.m. The game was suspended from March 30 in the top of the eighth inning with the score tied at 2-2. The Monarchs have a chance to finish the year on a two-game winning streak.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final scores: Salem def. Methodist 3-0; Methodist def. Salem 10-6
Records: Methodist 10-27 (3-12 USA South), Salem 21-14 (9-7)
Location: Blixt Field; Winston-Salem, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Four hits, four walks, and two wild pitches resulted in a 6-0 score for the Monarchs. Bethany Junker was first to score on a wild pitch and Jordyn Propst earned the first RBI with a single. Best completed the inning with a two-RBI single.
  • The Spirits immediately cut the deficit to 6-3 with a three-RBI double from Brianne Coleman.
  • In the second inning, each team scored two runs. It happened the same way for both teams. An error at third base led to the unearned runs.
  • The Monarchs added insurance in the fifth, taking a 10-6 lead. Best doubled and scored one and Kelsey Smith's fielder choice scored Carleigh Haywood for the season-high 10th run.
  • Game 1 featured only three Methodist hits and two Salem hits. Miranda Barker (seven innings, three hits and two walks allowed) just barely outdueled Brittany Jones (six innings, two hits, three walks, and one earned run allowed).
  • Two of the Spirits' three runs came as a result off of a sacrifice fly and the other run was unearned from an error. The three Monarch errors worked against Methodist as the first two Salem scores were unearned.

STAT FACTS
  • The Monarchs snap a nine-game losing streak to the Spirits. Previously, the last win came in 2014.
  • Kelsey Smith, Ashley Benge, and Haywood each had two hits in the nightcap.
  • 11 walks in the second game shattered the previous season-high of eight. Savannah Dunn drew a team-high three walks while Junker, Hannah Key, and Heidi Foreman each had two walks.
  • You can't ask for a better performance from Jones as she returned in Game 2 by pitching five scoreless innings and allowing only five hits with four strikeouts.
  • Best, Benge, and Reagan Parks each had a hit in the first game. Parks also drew a walk.
  • Coleman led the Spirits at the plate with a combined four hits, four RBIs, two runs scored, and a homerun.

UP NEXT
  • Before Methodist closes the chapter on its 2019 season, the Monarchs resume play from the top of the eighth Sunday against Greensboro at Don Price Field, 12 p.m.
  • Salem closes the book on its regular season and awaits its opponent to the conference tournament.
    
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