Salisbury, N.C. —- The Catawba College softball team stayed in the hunt for a spot in the South Atlantic Conference Softball Tournament on Wednesday with a split with Anderson at Whitley Field.
GAME ONE | Anderson 5, Catawba 2
TEAM STATISTICS
- Catawba out-hit Anderson 8-5
- The Trojans had three of four extra-base hits, each of which homers
- AU committed both errors in the game
- Anderson left two runners on base; Catawba stranded seven
- The Trojans' starter allowed one earned run on eight hits and a walk, striking out seven; Catawba's starter allowed five runs on five hits and two walks, striking out three
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Kate Holland took the loss in the circle, allowing just five hits and striking out three with five runs allowed
- Maddy Altiers recorded three hits
- Savanna Balderston doubled
HOW IT HAPPENED
FOURTH INNING
- AU's Lauren Brakovec singled through the left side to score the game's first run in the fourth
- The Trojans followed with a two-run homer to push the lead to 3-0
- Kadence Barrick made it back-to-back homers with a solo blast, leading 4-0
SIXTH INNING
- Brakovec later homered in the sixth to push the lead to 5-0
- Kinsley Caldwell got Catawba on the board in the bottom half with an RBI single up the middle
- Molly Strider provided an RBI groundout to cut the Catawba Indian deficit to three
GAME TWO | Catawba 10, Anderson 8
TEAM STATISTICS
- Catawba out-hit Anderson 14-8
- The Catawba Indians recorded six of extra-base hits and four of five homers
- Both teams committed two errors
- The Trojans left five runners on base; Catawba stranded seven
- Catawba had two of three stolen bases
- The Catawba Indian starter allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks, striking out three; AU's staff allowed seven earned runs on 14 hits and two walks, striking out two
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Brianna Herring was 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBI
- Grace Flynn went 3-for-4 with a homer
- Rachel Pressley hit her first collegiate homer; Kirstyn Herman homered
- Altiers and Courtnee Carter both tripled
- Alex Baquie went the distance, allowing five earned runs with three scoreless frames to end the game, striking out three
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST INNING
- A three-run homer started the scoring for Anderson in the first
SECOND INNING
- Herman followed with a two-out homer in the second
THIRD INNING
- Barrick's two-out RBI single returned Anderson's lead to three
- Brianna Gallagher's single loaded the bases in the bottom half for Catawba
- Altiers' bases-clearing triple with two outs tied the game at 4
FOURTH INNING
- Jenna Davis' RBI single returned the lead to Anderson with no outs in the fourth
- An error scored the Trojans' second run of the inning
- An RBI single and an RBI sac fly made it 8-4 Anderson
- Two singled preceded Herring's three-run jack, her first of the season to cut the deficit to one
- Flynn followed with a homer in the next at-bat to tie the game at 8 and chase the AU starter
FIFTH INNING
- Carter hit a two-out triple in the fifth
- Herring scored the go-ahead run on a base hit to right field
SIXTH INNING
- Pressley hit her first collegiate homer to dead center field to lead off the sixth and give Catawba insurance
UP NEXT
- Catawba heads to UVA Wise for more critical games down the stretch; first pitches on Saturday are set for 2 and 4 p.m.
