Firehawks Pummel Wildcats in Final Pair of Series
Game 2
Game 2
| Final (8) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | |
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Bethel (TN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
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Tennessee Southern | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Bethel (TN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
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Tennessee Southern | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 | 13 | 0 |
PULASKI, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Southern softball team claimed the series with Bethel by winning the final two games of the series on Saturday. In game three, UTS jumped on the Cats early and never looked back to cruise to an 8-3 win. In the final game of the series, seven innings wouldn't be enough as The Firehawks would score the winning run on a hit-by-pitch by a score of 10-9.
"This was a big series for us," said Coach Brandie Paul. "I'm really proud of how tough we played this weekend by showing some true grit. We battled back from a three-run deficit to walk off a win on Friday. We continued to play at a high-level today sweeping the day from Bethel. Our ladies never stopped fighting. This was a true team effort all the way around."
GAME THREE
- Bree Brady and Shelby Clifton led the way with three hits each. Samantha King and Carlie Pendley added a pair each. Sydney Self, Hayley Parrott, and Chaney Dutton each had a single hit.
- Clifton (2B), Parrott (3B), and Self (HR) all had extra-base hits.
- The Firehawks left 10 runners on base.
- UTS exploded for four runs in the first.
- Savannah Sands threw a complete game allowing only three earned runs. Sands improved to 5-6 on the year.
GAME FOUR
- UTS combined for 10 runs on 13 hits. Six Firehawks recorded a pair of hits in the eighth inning affair. (Self, Brady, King, Clifton, Parrott, and Emily Gable) Kayla Lawrence added one hit as well.
- The Firehawks had double vision, recording five two-baggers. (Brady, King, Clifton, Parrott, and Lawrence)
- The Firehawks left six on base.
- UTS set up the win by manufacturing the run by a pair of walks and ultimately an HBP.
- King took the win pitching the first four innings and the final frame. She allowed six runs on five hits. Sands pitched three innings (5-7) allowing three runs on six hits. King improved to 7-2 on the season.
NEXT UP
UTS will host Talladega at Royce Hughes Field on Monday, April 11th. The twin-bill will begin at 3 pm. Both teams met earlier in the season splitting the doubleheader in Talladega, Ala.