Hawks Complete Tournament Sweep Against William Peace And Mount Saint Joseph

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

• 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

• 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

• In the same frame, Bailey Murphy scored the third Hawks run of the day off a Riley Rudick single

• Staying hot, Elli Lorrance singled to left field, bringing in Maddie Grace Hubbard to make the score 4-0

• Not done yet, Kylie Stephens singled, allowing Riley Rudick to push the lead to 5-0

• 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.

• William Peace got on the board in the fifth inning with three consecutive runs to shrink the Huntingdon lead to 8-3

• 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

• #13 Piper Messick earned the start for the Hawks, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits while striking out 3 batters

• #42 Brooke Cooper relieved Messick, striking out two batters and not allowing a hit

Game two against Mt. Saint Joseph's

Highlights

• 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

• Bailey Murphy followed with a single, bringing home Kamryn Miller and Kylie Stephens to push the lead to 3-0

• Mt. Saint Joseph responded in the top of the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly earning their first and only run of the day

• The Hawks defense held strong in the final 3 innings, not allowing a run to escape with a 3-1 victory

On the mound

• #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

• #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.