TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Brewton-Parker softball traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to take on Stillman (Ala.) for an SSAC road doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Barons (18-22, 8-18 SSAC) drop the pair of games against the Tigers (32-14, 14-12 SSAC) in a shortened 9-0 loss and a 3-2 loss in extra innings.
How It Happened | G1 – BPC 0, SC 9
Stillman opened the game with a score in the bottom of the first for a 1-0 lead. The Lady Barons utilized two batters hit by pitches to land a pair on the bags, yet left the runners stranded in the top of the second inning.
The Tigers jumped to a six-run lead in the bottom of the second inning, scoring five runs off four hits and an error from the BPC defense. SC added another to the tally in the third inning, utilizing another error from the Lady Barons as well as an RBI single for a 7-0 lead.
BPC found another batter on base off a hit by pitch in the fourth, yet left the runner stranded. In the bottom half of the inning, Stillman moved to a 9-0 lead with an RBI single and an RBI groundout. Brewton-Parker's lone hit of the game came in the top of the fifth inning from
Skylar Strickland but that was all the bats could produce as the game was shortened due to the nine-run SC advantage.
Inside the Statistics
- Stillman led 7-1 in hits while BPC gave up three errors on the defensive side of things.
- Laykin Brown (6-12) received the loss, pitching for four innings, giving up two earned runs and seven hits. She struck out a batter and walked one as well.
How It Happened | G2 – BPC 2, SC 3
The Lady Barons struck first with
Alyssa Usrey notching a base hit and a stolen base before
Abbey Flowers brought her home on a ground out for the 1-0 lead in the opening inning of play. BPC found a single from Strickland in the third inning while loading the bases on a fielder's choice and an error. Unfortunately, all three runners were left stranded to close out the inning.
Stillman responded in the bottom of the third, leading with a free base on an error followed by a sacrifice flyout to level the game. The Tigers then took control of the score with an RBI double to lead 2-1.
Cayden Fleming was walked in the fifth inning, stole second base and advanced to third on a groundout but was left on base as the Lady Barons remained one run behind. Brewton-Parker leveled the game in the sixth inning with a single from
MacKenzie Tripp and then an RBI single from
BryAnn Pound.
The game was forced into extra innings after closing the final two innings of regulation scoreless. BPC earned a walk and notched a single from Tripp to place two runners on but continued to the bottom of the eighth without a score. Stillman secured the win with a leadoff walk followed by a double and capped off by an RBI single to win 3-2 in walk off fashion in the ninth inning.
Inside the Statistics
- Stillman led 8-5 in the hitting category.
- BPC was led by Tripp's two hits while Usrey, Pound, and Strickland all notched a hit.
- Kristi Peters (4-6) received the loss, pitching the entire game. She gave up one earned run, striking out a batter as well as walking one.
Next Up
- Brewton-Parker concludes the regular season on Thursday, hosting No. 13 Middle Georgia at 1 p.m. ET in Mount Vernon.
