Hawks Complete Tournament Sweep Against William Peace And Mount Saint Joseph
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Mt. St. Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Huntingdon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
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William Peace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1 |
MONTGOMERY,Ala.- Huntingdon softball (8-0 overall) completed a sweep of their tournament against William Peace University (1-5 overall) and Mt. Saint Joseph's (4-3 overall), defeating the two teams 11-3 and 3-1 respectively.
Game one against William Peace (5 innings)
Highlights
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Bailey Murphy hit a single in the bottom of the first that brought home Brooke Stefankiewicz, giving the Hawks their first run of the day
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Following a scoreless second inning, Maddie Grace Hubbard singled in the bottom of the third inning, bringing home Jordan Holman for the Hawks second run of the day
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In the same frame, Bailey Murphy scored the third Hawks run of the day off a Riley Rudick single
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Staying hot, Elli Lorrance singled to left field, bringing in Maddie Grace Hubbard to make the score 4-0
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Not done yet, Kylie Stephens singled, allowing Riley Rudick to push the lead to 5-0
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To close the inning, Jordan Holman doubled to center field, bringing home Kylie Stephens, Brooke Stefankiewicz, and Elli Lorrance to put the Hawks up 8-0 by the end of the 3rd inning.
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William Peace got on the board in the fifth inning with three consecutive runs to shrink the Huntingdon lead to 8-3
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To close out the game in the fifth inning, a Pacer error allowed Brooke Stefankiewicz to score, which Miranda Treadway followed with a single to center field that brought home Bailey Murphy to give the Hawks an 11-3 victory.
On the mound
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#13 Piper Messick earned the start for the Hawks, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits while striking out 3 batters
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#42 Brooke Cooper relieved Messick, striking out two batters and not allowing a hit
Game two against Mt. Saint Joseph's
Highlights
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Scoreless through the first two innings, Kylie Stephens brought home Kate Dinkel in the bottom of the third inning with a single, giving Huntingdon a 1-0 lead
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Bailey Murphy followed with a single, bringing home Kamryn Miller and Kylie Stephens to push the lead to 3-0
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Mt. Saint Joseph responded in the top of the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly earning their first and only run of the day
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The Hawks defense held strong in the final 3 innings, not allowing a run to escape with a 3-1 victory
On the mound
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#33 Allie Roberts earned the start for the Hawks and also closed the game. She struck out 4 batters while only allowing one hit and one run
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#42 Brooke Cooper subbed in for Roberts in the fifth inning, allowing 3 hits and no runs
The Hawks look to keep their winning streak alive against Wartburg at home with a double header on February 28th. Games are scheduled for 2:00 and 4:00 PM CT.