MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Brewton-Parker Softball started their SSAC campaign in Montgomery, Ala. with a doubleheader against Faulkner (Ala.) on Friday.
Brewton-Parker (7-3, 1-1 SSAC) split the day with the Eagles (4-2, 1-1 SSAC) taking game one 4-2 and falling in a 10-inning second game, 5-4.
How It Happened | G1 – BPC 4, FLK 2
After two scoreless innings, the Eagles scored first with a double and a base hit to make the game 1-0. In the fifth inning,
Cailyn Snellgrove and
Ashley Wilson made it on base, and after a groundout from
Alexis Bradshaw, Snellgrove made it home off a shortstop error to tie the game up at 1-.1.
The Lady Barons took the lead in the top of the seventh inning. A hit from Snellgrove and a walk from
Taylor Elliott put two people on bases. Wilson reached on fielder's choice to make the bases loaded and
Hailey Gabrich hit a two-RBI single to give BPC a 3-1 lead.
BryAnn Pound picked up an RBI with a single to first base to bring Wilson home for the fourth run of the game.
In the bottom of the seventh, Faulkner scored off a double and a sacrifice fly to cut into the lead, but Brewton-Parker was able to hold off the Eagles to take a 4-2 victory.
Inside the Statistics
- Brewton-Parker trailed 8-7 in hits.
- Snellgrove led with two hits and two runs, while Wilson gathered two hits and one run.
- Abbey Flowers, Pound, and Gabrich also had hits.
- Natalie O'Neal (4-1) pitched all seven innings and gathered three strikeouts while allowing one walk and eight hits.
How It Happened | G2 – BPC 4, FLK 5 (10 Inn.)
In the first inning, Bradshaw was walked and stole a base before a single from
Destiny Lucas brought Bradshaw home for the 1-0 lead. After a single from
Tori Wright, Flowers hit a single to bring Lucas home to give the Lady Barons a two-run lead.
In the top of the second, Pound gathered a hit to get on base and an RBI double from Lucas gave BPC a 3-0 lead. After a scoreless third inning, the Eagles picked up a run off a fielding error from the Lady Barons and a single up the middle to cut BPC's lead to 3-1.
The fifth and sixth innings were scoreless, and in the seventh, Bradshaw made it on base off a throwing error and a sacrifice bunt from Lucas to put Bradshaw on third base. A ground out from Wright brought Bradshaw home to make the score 4-1. In the bottom of the seventh, the Eagles gathered four hits and gained three runs to tie the game up at 4-4 and to go into extra innings.
After two scoreless innings, Faulkner picked up a run with a bunt to advance a runner from second to third and a single down the left-field line to bring them home. The Lady Barons dropped game two of the doubleheader 5-4 in 10 innings.
Inside the Statistics
- The Lady Barons trailed 11-9 in hits, with Flowers picking up three hits and Lucas had two hits and one run.
- Wright, Pound, and Alyssa Usrey also had hits.
- Kira Altman (3-2) pitched 10 innings, with three strikeouts and three walks, while giving up 11 hits.
Next Up
- The Lady Barons will continue their road trip with a doubleheader against Point (Ga.) in West Point, (Ga.) on Feb. 24 at 2:00 p.m. ET.