Salisbury, N.C. —- The Catawba College softball team allowed just one run across 14 innings of play in its South Atlantic Conference doubleheader sweep of Emory & Henry on Saturday at Whitley Field, pushing its win streak to eight games.
GAME ONE | Catawba 3, Emory & Henry 0
TEAM STATISTICS
- Catawba out-hit Emory & Henry 7-3
- The Catawba Indians had the only two extra-base hits of the game
- The Wasps committed the two errors in the contest
- Both teams left five runners on base
- Catawba's starter threw a complete-game shutout on three hits and two walks, striking out six; E&H's staff allowed two earned runs on seven hits, striking out five
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Alex Baquie tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits and two walks
- Abbey Nixon drove in two runs on a single
- Hayden Poole tripled and drove in a run
- Maddy Altiers and Lainey Ruscoe both singled and scored
HOW IT HAPPENED
SECOND INNING
- Altiers reached on an error to lead off the second inning
- Poole's two-out triple scored the game's first run
FOURTH INNING
- Three consecutive singles loaded the bases with one out in the fourth for Catawba
- Nixon dropped a two-out single right on the right-field foul line to score two and give the Catawba Indians insurance
GAME TWO | Catawba 2, Emory & Henry 1
TEAM STATISTICS
- Emory & Henry out-hit Catawba 9-6
- The Wasps hit the lone homer; both teams recorded two extra-base hits
- Catawba committed the lone error of the contest
- The Catawba Indians recorded the lone stolen base of the afternoon in game two
- Catawba's pitchers allowed an earned run on nine hits, striking out five; E&H's staff allowed two runs on six hits and three walks, striking out five
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Dakotah Wilkins earned the win, going five-plus innings with one run allowed on six hits with five strikeouts
- Kate Holland picked up the six-out save, tossing two scoreless frames with three hits allowed
- Grace Flynn was 2-for-4 with a run scored
- Brianna Gallagher doubled in two hits and scored a run
- Altiers doubled; Ruscoe singled, stole a base and scored
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIFTH INNING
- Flynn singled up the middle with one out in the fifth
- A hit-and-run moved the shortstop out of position, allowing Ruscoe's base hit to move Flynn up to third with still one out
- Gallagher came through with an RBI base hit to the right side for the first run of the game
- Altiers' opposite-field double scored another as Catawba took a 2-0 lead
SIXTH INNING
- E&H's Hannah Booth scored the Wasps' first run of the afternoon on a leadoff homer to left field
SEVENTH INNING
- Two singles put the tying run in scoring position and the go-ahead on base for Emory & Henry in the seventh
- Holland forced a flyout to center field for the first out of the inning
- On a ground ball hit to the left side, Jordan McCorkle made a diving stop, touched third base and fired a strike to first for the game-ending double play
UP NEXT
- Catawba returns to Whitley Field on Tuesday, hosting Mars Hill in a matchup of two teams in the top half of the SAC standings
- First pitch for game one is set for 2 p.m.
