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SBvSVU-1 210413 Cummings
3
Southern Virginia SVU 4-15
7
Winner Methodist University MUSB 8-19
Southern Virginia SVU
4-15
3
Final
7
Methodist University MUSB
8-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Virginia SVU 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 3
Methodist University MUSB 2 0 0 0 0 5 X 7 8 2

W: Jones, Brittany (7-8) L: A. Harris (2-7)

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Winner Southern Virginia SVU 5-15
1
Methodist University MUSB 8-20
Winner
Southern Virginia SVU
5-15
2
Final
1
Methodist University MUSB
8-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Virginia SVU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Methodist University MUSB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0

W: K. Kemp (3-7) L: Barwick, Alyssa (0-4)

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

Monarchs Split with Soon-to-be Conference Foes

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  After overtaking visiting Southern Virginia University late for a 7-3 win in the first game of a non-conference doubleheader, the Monarchs could not recapture the same magic, dropping the second game, 2-1, on Tuesday afternoon.

Methodist was trailing 3-2 for most of the first game but a five-run sixth inning allowed Methodist to seize control. Brittany Jones tied a season-high with 10 strikeouts in that game. The victory was also her seventh of the season, the most in a single campaign for the senior. 

Southern Virginia will be joining the Monarchs in the USA South Athletic Conference beginning in the 2021-22 academic year. The Knights are moving into the USA South from the Capital Athletic Conference.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final scores: Methodist def. Southern Virginia, 7-3; Southern Virginia def. Methodist, 2-1
Records: Methodist 8-20; Southern Virginia 5-15
Location: Price Field; Fayetteville, N.C.

GAME NOTES
  • The runs came fast in the first game. There were a combined five runs scored through two innings, with the Knights leading 3-2. Southern Virginia turned six hits (two doubles, four singles) into three runs. Methodist scored two runs in the first inning after a sacrifice fly from Taylor Bowen and an RBI-single from Kaley Evans. Bowen scored Bethany Junker and Evans scored Heather Tsapp, who had a double to left field in the inning.
  • Then, for three innings, the bats went quiet. The middle innings contained just three hits combined before Methodist exploded in the sixth. Claire Cummings tied the game with a hit up the middle that scored pinch-runner Bethany Jones. Caitlyn Holland pushed the Monarchs ahead with a bunt single to score Ashlynn Elliott. 
  • A 4-3 lead for Methodist was not satisfactory enough as the Monarchs added another three runs for a total of five in the inning. Taylor Jones had a double down the left-field line that scored two and in the next at-bat, Junker doubled as well for one RBI.
  • The Knights again scored two runs in the first inning of Game 2. Sydney Dolan hit a two-RBI triple and then their bats went cold for the remainder of the game. 
  • Unfortunately, the Monarchs could not muster enough offense this time. Taylor Jones batted the team's lone run in with a single to score Elliott. The inning ended with runners left on second and third, plus an out that occurred at home plate.
  • In addition to Tsapp, Junker, and Taylor Jones, Liz Schmitz also had a double in the first game. Schmitz, Holland, and Taylor Jones logged a hit in each game.
  • Alyssa Barwick was in the pitcher's circle for Game 2, giving up just two runs and five hits in the seven innings.
UP NEXT
It is a return to conference play for Methodist when the Monarchs travel to Misenheimer, N.C., for a doubleheader against Pfeiffer University Saturday, April 17. First pitch of the opener is at 1 p.m.
    
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