Hawks Split with Wesleyan
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Huntingdon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
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Wesleyan (Ga.) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Huntingdon | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
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Wesleyan (Ga.) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
Macon, Ga.-Huntingdon Softball split with Wesleyan, dropping game 1, 11-10 and taking game 2, 10-4.
Game 1
The Hawks fell 11-10.
In the first inning, Natalie Ritchey had an RBI groundout to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead. Bailey Murphy had a 2-RBI single in the second inning, extending the lead to 3-0. Natalie Ritchey doubled to left field and brought in the Hawks' 4th run. Miranda Treadway had an RBI single to make it 5-0. Anna Vaughn reached on an error and brought in 2 runs to give the Hawks a 7-0 lead.
Wesleyan added 2 runs in the bottom of the second with back-to-back RBI singles. A solo homerun for Wesleyan in the third inning made it 7-3.
In the fourth inning, Natalie Ritchey scored on a wild pitch to make it 8-3. Wesleyan added 3 runs in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single and a 2-RBI double. Anna Vaughn had a 2-RBI single in the 6th inning, giving the Hawks a 10-6 lead. An RBI single for Wesleyan in the bottom of the 6th made it 10-7.
Wesleyan battled back in the 7th inning, starting with a 2-RBI single to make it 10-9. Wesleyan tied the game with an RBI single and won with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch.
Crimson Wells pitched 3.1 innings and allowed 5 runs on 10 hits with 1 strikeouts. Holly Sharp pitched 3.0 innings and allowed 5 runs on 6 hits with 1 strikeout. Natalie Ritchey was 304 with 2 RBI and 3 runs. Emma Bauer was 2-3 with 1 run.
Game 2
The Hawks won game 2, 10-4.
Anna Vaughn's 2-RBI single in the first inning gave the Hawks an early lead. Hailey League had a 2-RBI double to make it 4-0. Lydia Lewis had an RBI groundout to make it 5-0. Wesleyan added 2 runs in the first inning and 2 runs in the second inning to make it 5-4.
Bailey Murphy had a sacrifice fly in the third inning to extend the lead to 6-4. Natalie Ritchey's RBI double made it 7-4. In the 7th inning, Bailey Murphy's 2-RBI double made it 9-4. Ritchey had a sacrifice fly to secure the 10-4 win.
Holly Sharp earned the win, pitching 6.0 innings and allowing no runs on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts. Anna Vaughn was 2-4 with 2 RBI and 1 run. Bailey Murphy was 3-3 with 3 RBI. The Hawks totaled 10 hits and 4 walks.
The Hawks travel to Maryville on April 23rd and 24th. First pitch on Saturday is set for 10:00 AM CST.