MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker softball hosted No. 19-ranked William Carey (Miss.) on Thursday afternoon for an SSAC doubleheader in Mount Vernon.
The Lady Barons (14-12, 5-9 SSAC) dropped the pair of games to the Crusaders (27-7, 11-3 SSAC) in a 3-2 game one battle and a 4-0 loss in game two.
How It Happened | G1 – BPC 2, WCU 3
BPC left two runners stranded in the opening inning as
Alyssa Usrey was walked and
MacKenzie Tripp connected for a base hit. The Lady Barons took until the third inning to record another hit as
Alexis Bradshaw produced a one-out single while also stealing a base.
William Carey struck first in the top of the fourth inning, producing four hits to score two runs for the 2-0 lead. Despite a leadoff single from Tripp in the fourth, the Lady Barons continued to be held scoreless.
The Crusaders tallied a hit and took advantage of some solid base running to push home a third run off an error to take a 3-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Brewton-Parker eventually responded in the bottom half of the sixth with three hits to score a pair of runs.
Usrey connected for a leadoff single before
Abbey Flowers advanced Usrey on a sacrifice bunt. Tripp then singled up the middle and advanced to second on the throw in which Usrey was able to make it home for the first run.
Josalin Whitten barreled a base hit to then bring home Tripp for the second run.
Unfortunately for BPC, the Crusaders managed to shut the door in the seventh to secure the 3-2 victory over the Lady Barons.
Inside the Statistics
- Brewton-Parker held a 6-5 hit advantage but also gave up two errors in game one.
- Tripp led the offensive efforts for BPC with three hits and an RBI.
- Laykin Brown (5-7) tossed for all seven innings in the circle, giving up two earned runs while striking out one batter and walking one.
How It Happened | G2 – BPC 0, WCU 4
The Lady Barons were knocking on the door early with base hits from Flowers and Tripp, but the pair were left stranded in the bottom of the first inning. After a leadoff walk, the Crusaders produced an RBI single to score the game's first run to take a 1-0 lead in the second.
Despite base hits from
Chloe Strickland and
Ashley Wilson, the Lady Barons left the bases loaded in the bottom of the second to remain scoreless and in a one-run deficit. William Carey added a second run in the third inning off an RBI single up the middle to take a 2-0 advantage.
After a couple of scoreless innings, the Crusaders advanced to a 3-0 lead by stealing home in the top of the fifth inning. William Carey tallied one final run in the sixth inning with a base hit and an RBI triple to take a 4-0 lead. The Lady Barons struggled to produce on the offensive side down the stretch, notching just one hit in the fifth and the sixth innings.
Inside the Statistics
- Despite the shutout loss, BPC led 7-4 in the hitting column but gave up two errors in the process.
- Strickland led the Lady Barons with two hits.
- Natalie O'Neal (4-1) recorded her first loss of the season, giving up two earned runs while walking four batters in 4.2 innings.
- Emma Garner finished the last 2.1 innings and gave up an earned run while walking one batter.
Next Up
- The Lady Barons host No. 10 Mobile (Ala.) tomorrow for a Noon ET doubleheader.
