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Haigler fouling off a pitch and watch it go
Wesley Jones
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Covenant College CCSB 20-17
4
Winner Methodist University MUSB 22-20
Covenant College CCSB
20-17
3
Final
4
Methodist University MUSB
22-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Covenant College CCSB 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 14 1
Methodist University MUSB 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0

W: Barwick, Alyssa (8-7) L: M. McDonald (5-4) S: Jones, Brittany (2)

0
Greensboro GBSB 26-13
1
Winner Methodist University MUSB 23-20
Greensboro GBSB
26-13
0
Final
1
Methodist University MUSB
23-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro GBSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
Methodist University MUSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0

W: Barwick, Alyssa (9-7) L: Kassie Simmo (10-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Michael Spratt

Monarchs Avoid Elimination Twice Today to Stay Alive in League Tournament

DEMOREST, Ga.  After falling to the Piedmont University Lions on Thursday, Methodist softball bounced back on Friday by beating both Covenant College, 4-3, and Greensboro College, 1-0 (9 Inn.), in the USA South Athletic Conference Softball Tournament bracket play. Both contests for the Monarchs were elimination-games and Methodist answered the call at Walker Athletic Complex.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final results: Methodist def. Covenant 4-3, Methodist def. Greensboro 1-0 (9 Inn.)
Records: Methodist 23-20, Covenant 20-17, Greensboro 26-13
Location: Walker Athletic Complex; Demorest, Georgia

HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Methodist opened the Game 1 of the day with a solid first inning at the plate. After the Monarchs leadoff batter, Bethany Junker, was walked the bats came alive by converting four hits into four runs.
  • The first run came from a double to left field by Haven Williams to score Junker. The second run came from the cleanup batter, Haley Fethke, followed by a single to third base from Madison Sanchez to score the third run. Heather Tsapp poked one in the gap to score Methodist's fourth run.
  • Through the rest of the game, the Monarchs only tallied three more hits to the Scots 12, but Covenant only registered three runs. The Scots first run came in the top of the fifth inning off a home run over the left-field fence.
  • Covenant tagged two more runs in the top of the seventh in a comeback rally attempt. With runners on first and second and two outs, Sanchez caught the fly out to center field for the final out of the game.
  • Game 2 of the day for Methodist was a pitcher's duel in the circle between Alyssa Barwick and Kassie Simmons of the Pride. Each hauler was so effective that this game would have to head to extra innings to be decided.
  • The Monarchs would go on to win the contest in the bottom of the ninth. After loading the bases on back-to-back walks, Rebekah Haigler came up to the plate and was able to send the ball out into the outfield enough for a walk-off sacrifice fly.
STAT FACTS 
  • In Game 1, seven Monarchs registered one hit each with Williams gaining the only stand-up double, while the Scots', Vanessa Davis led the game with four.
  • Covenant out hit Methodist 14-7 but left 12 runners on base to the Monarchs six.
  • In one of her best games this season, Barwick scattered seven hits through nine innings while striking out three and walking one. On the losing end was Simmons who went 8.2 innings of work allowing one run on five hits with eight strikeouts and three walks.
  • Either Methodist or Greensboro could have scored more runs throughout Game 2. The Monarchs left seven players on base while the Pride had eight left stranded.
UP NEXT
Methodist (No.4 East) is set to rematch #20 Piedmont University (No.1 West) in the finals of the west bracket. The Monarchs need to win two in a row against the Lions to earn a spot in the conference championship series. The first game is April 30 at 12 PM, with a possible game two to start 25-30 minutes afterwards.
 
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