[Softball] Trevecca Softball | Trojans Complete Four-Game Sweep of Yellow Jackets
NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team (5-3, 0-0 G-MAC) completed a four-game sweep with two wins over Black Hill State University (0-8) on Sunday at Trojan Field.
GAME ESSENTIALS (G-MAC SB Standings | Stats | G-MAC Scores | D2 SB Scores)
SCORES: Trojans 19, 8 Yellow Jackets 5, 0
LOCATION: Nashville, TN | Trojan Field
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES: Trevecca is 4-0 all-time versus Black Hill State University.
GAME CHRONICLE
GAME 1: Trevecca took a 4-0 after six Trojans reached base … Tana Whited (SO/Lebanon, TN) hit a three-run home run to capitalize the first inning …Trevecca continued it's hot streak in the second with four more runs to lead 8-0 … this time three Trojans walked and Danielle Horton (SR/Columbia, TN) connected for a solo home run … in the third inning the Trojans scored 11 runs … the Trojans had nine hits in the inning … 10 different Trojans reached base and Trevecca took a commanding 19-0 lead … Black Hills State scored four runs in the fourth inning and one run in the fifth … Trevecca won 19-5.
GAME 2: Trevecca struck first again, this time a two run first inning led by Kat Burbrink (SR/Hamilton, OH)'s single up the middle to bring in a run … Trevecca scored five runs in the second inning to take a 7-0 lead … Mary Collins (JR/Collierville, TN) double in the fourth brought in Ali Birchfield (SO/Trenton, GA) to give the Trojans an 8-0 lead … Trevecca won 8-0.
TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN
GAME 1: TNU turned out 15 hits and drew eight walks while limiting the Jackets to eight hits.
GAME 2: Trevecca scored their eight runs on nine hits and drew two walks … Trojan pitchers punched out four Jackets on strikes … Black Hills collected three hits … Trojan batters only struck out seven times over both games
PLAYER STATS REPORT
GAME 1: Bailey Alexander (JR/Glasgow, KY) went 4-for-4 with four runs scored, and four RBIs … Caitlyn Hudgins (JR/Springfield, TN) went 2-for-4 with a run scored and four RBIs … Tana Whited hit a three-run home run and finished with 3 RBIs … Danielle Horton also hit a home-run …
GAME 2: Mary Collins went 2-for-2 and had a game-high six RBIs, while also scoring a run … Ali Birchfield went 3-for-3 and scored three runs … Danielle Horton went 2-for-2 and scored two runs …Savannah Carr (JR/Springfield, TN) started and went four and two third innings allowing no runs while limiting the Jackets to just three hits and one walk. Carr got the win (2-1).
WHATS NEXT
Trevecca hits the road for the Midwest Region Crossover in Evansville, Indiana. The Trojans play a pair of doubleheaders on February 23rd against McKendree University (4-1) at 12 p.m. and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (3-5) at 4 p.m. On February 24th, the Trojans battle Truman State University (4-4) at 10:30 a.m. and Maryville University-St. Louis at 2:30 p.m.
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