MOUNT VERNON Ga. – Brewton-Parker Softball hosted Tennessee Southern for a Friday afternoon doubleheader in Mount Vernon.

Brewton-Parker (18-10, 8-6 SSAC) doused the Firehawks (15-17, 3-13 SSAC) in a doubleheader sweep, taking a 5-3 win in game one and a 14-13 walk-off victory in 10 innings for game two.

How It Happened | G1 – BPC 5, UTS 3

The Lady Barons started the game strong with a single and a stolen base from Alexis Bradshaw. Tori Wright brought in Bradshaw with a single and was followed by a double from Hailey Gabrich to give BPC a 2-0 advantage.

After a scoreless second inning, Bradshaw picked up another single and advanced to third from Destiny Lucas with a sacrifice bunt. A sacrifice fly from Wright brought Bradshaw in, giving BPC a three-run lead.

In the fourth inning, Gabrich picked up a single, and a stolen base and advanced on a wild pitch to place herself in a threatening position. Chloe Strickland brought Gabrich in with a sacrifice fly to center field, making it a 4-0 ball game.

The Firehawks made a push in the top of the sixth, picking up two runs off of three hits. In the bottom of the sixth, Wright picked up a single and got to second from an Alyssa Usrey sacrifice bunt. Gabrich hit a single to left field to get Wright to third base. A sacrifice fly from Taylor Elliott brought Wright home, giving the Lady Barons a 5-2 advantage.

In the top of the seventh, Tennessee Southern picked up two walks and a single to load the bases before scoring on a hit by pitch. Brewton-Parker was able to hold off the Firehawks to secure a 5-3 victory in game one.

Inside the Statistics

• Brewton-Parker led 7-8 in hits with Bradshaw and Wright leading the team with two hits and two runs each, while Gabrich had three hits and one run.
• Natalie O'Neal (10-6) pitched six innings and gathered three strikeouts while giving up one walk, three hits, and two runs.
• Maeleigh Burns pitched one inning and gathered one strikeout while giving up two walks and one hit.

How It Happened | G2 – BPC 14, UTS 13 (10 Inn.)

Tennessee Southern struck first in the top of the second inning of game two with a home run to left field. The Lady Barons responded with a three-run inning. Elliott got on base with a Firehawk fielding error and Strickland got hit by a pitch to have two runners on base. Ashley Wilson picked up a two-RBI double and Lucas brought Wilson home with a single to give BPC a 3-1 advantage at the end of the second inning.

After a scoreless third inning, Strickland picked up a double and Hannah Rust got walked to put two Lady Barons on base. Wright brought both of them home with a triple to right center field and came home with a single from Usrey to make the game 6-1.

In the top of the fifth inning, the Firehawks gathered some momentum and scored six runs on five hits to take a 7-6 lead. In the bottom of the fifth, BryAnn Pound made it to second from a single and a stolen base. A sacrifice bunt from Strickland put Pound on third base. Wilson picked up a single to put runners on the corners and a single from Bradshaw brought in Pound to tie the game up at 7-7.

The Firehawks continued the pressure in the top of the sixth inning putting the Lady Barons into a 11-7 deficit with a series of five more hits to pick up four runs. In the bottom of the sixth, Usrey and Gabrich picked up singles, and Pound got hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Strickland hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Usrey. Wilson came up and gathered a two-RBI double to bring home Gabrich and Pound, cutting the deficit to only one run. Bradshaw picked up a double to bring Wilson home and advanced to third off the throw. Lucas gathered a single to get Bradshaw home giving Brewton-Parker a 12-11 lead. 

Tennessee Southern tied the game back up 12-12 and held BPC to nothing in the seventh inning to force the game into extra innings.

After a scoreless eighth inning, both teams scored runs in the ninth making it a 13-13 ballgame. With a walk and a stolen base, Lucas got to second, when Usrey hit a double to left field to bring in the tying run.

In the bottom of the 10th, Gabrich was placed on second and a single from Elliott got her to third. Pound would end the game with a sacrifice fly to right field to bring in Gabrich to secure the 14-13 victory over the Firehawks.

Inside the Statistics

• Brewton-Parker led 18-17 in hits.
• Wilson led the team with three hits and two runs, while Gabrich had two hits and two runs.
• Wright and Usrey both had three hits and a run, while Bradshaw and Lucas had two hits and a run.
• Strickland and Pound both had one hit with two runs and Elliott had one run with one hit.
• Rust also had a run in the game.
• Kira Altman (8-4) picked up the win and pitched six innings total. Altman gathered two strikeouts and gave up four walks, eight hits, and seven runs.
• O'Neal pitched four innings and gathered three strikeouts while giving up four walks, eight hits, and six runs.

Next Up

• The Lady Barons will host Edward Waters (Fla.) in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m. ET.