Stefankiewicz And Murphy Reach Career Milestones, Hawks Sweep Agnes Scott

DECATUR,Ga.- In their second CCS double-header in as many days, Huntingdon softball(30-4 overall, 13-1 CCS) swept the Scotties of Agnes Scott College(12-23 overall, 5-9 CCS), winning the first game 14-8 and the second 10-0. 

Seniors Brooke Stefankiewicz and Bailey Murphy each hit major career milestones in these matchups, with Stefankiewicz earning her 100th stolen base and Murphy earning her 100th RBI.

Game one highlights

• Huntingdon struck first in the opening frame with a sacrifice fly from Kylie Stephens bringing home Brooke Stefankiewicz to make the score 1-0
• The Hawks opened up a five run tear in the top of the third inning to grow their lead to 6-0. Bailey Murphy kicked it all off with a single to bring home Kylie Stephens for Huntingdon's second run
• Maddie Grace Hubbard followed Murphy with a single of her own to bring home Jordan Holman and put the Hawks ahead 3-0
• Bailey Murphy scored at the following at bat to grow the lead to 4-0
• Maddie Grace Hubbard scored off an at bat from Kamryn Miller to bring the score to 5-0
• To close the frame, Riley Rudick found her way home off an error from the Scotties to give Huntingdon a 6-0 advantage
• In the fourth inning, a single from Kylie Stephens allowed Brooke Stefankiewicz to score and extend the lead to 7-0
• Later in the same frame, a sacrifice fly from Bailey Murphy brought home Lauren Watts to make the score 8-0
• The Scotties got on the board for the first time off an error in the bottom of the fourth inning
• Payton Gilchrist homered to kick off the fifth inning, bringing Huntingdon's lead to 9-1
• In the bottom frame of the fifth inning, Agnes Scott began to claw their way back into the game, scoring five runs to cut the Hawks' lead to 9-6
• Kate Dinkel brought an end to the Scotties' run in the top of the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly to bring home Bailey Murphy, bringing the score to 10-6
• Four runs in the top of the seventh inning from Brooke Stefankiewicz, Jordan Holman, Bailey Murphy, and Maddie Grace Hubbard extended the Huntingdon lead to 14-6 entering the last frame
• Agnes Scott scored two runs in the final frame, but could not complete the comeback, giving Huntingdon a 14-8 win

In the circle

• Allie Roberts started for the Hawks and earned her 15th win on the season, allowing three runs on four hits with eight strikeouts
• Piper Messick relieved Roberts, allowing five runs on three hits

Game two highlights

• Brooke Stefankiewicz scored the first of Huntingdon's three runs in the opening frame off a double from Jordan Holman
• An error at the following at bat allowed Kylie Stephens to score and put Huntingdon ahead 2-0
• Jordan Holman found home plate to push the lead to 3-0 entering the bottom frame of the first inning
• Following a scoreless second and third innings, Nevaeh McIntyre was walked with the bases loaded in the fourth inning, allowing Kylie Stephens to extended the lead to 4-0
• A sacrifice fly from Kate Dinkel later in the same frame brought home Bailey Murphy to bring the score to 5-0
• A Jordan Holman triple in the fifth inning kicked off a 5 run frame for the Hawks, sending Brooke Stefankiewicz and Lauren Watts home to grow Huntingdon's lead to 7-0
• Bailey Murphy returned the favor to Holman with a single that sent her home to bring the score to 8-0
• Still pouring it on, a double from Nevaeh McIntyre brought in Kamryn Miller to make the lead 9-0
• To close out the game, Maddie Grace Hubbard scored off a single from Kate Dinkel to give Huntingdon the 10-1 victory.

In the circle

• Brooke Cooper pitched a complete game for the Hawks, not allowing any runs on four hits and pitching 34 strikes against 18 batters

The Hawks close out the regular season at home on April 20th in a double-header against Wesleyan for Senior Day. Games are scheduled for 1:00 and 3:00 PM CT.