NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team (15-8, 4-0 G-MAC) remained undefeated in Great Midwest play, sweeping a pair of games from visiting Walsh University (5-17, 2-2 G-MAC), 8-4 and 9-0, at Trevecca's Softball Complex Friday afternoon.

GAME ESSENTIALS (G-MAC Standings | G-MAC Stats | G-MAC Scores |  2019 G-MAC Championship

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

Trevecca leads the series with Walsh 6-1, with five straight wins in the series.   

HOW IT HAPPENED

GAME 1: Trevecca scored a run in the bottom of the first on a solo home run off the bat of Megan Groves … Groves hit another solo homer in the third for a 2-0 Trojan lead … in the fourth, the Trojans added four runs for a 6-0 lead – Tana Whited singled to lead off the inning, Kelsey Seitz doubled before Brooke Eakes singled to drive in Whited, MaKray Odom homered to clear the bases and collect three RBI … Walsh scored two in the fifth, and the Trojans added a single run in their half when Brooke Eakes drove in Tana Whited for the second inning in a row on a single – putting the Trojans up 7-4, in the sixth Kelsey Seitz delivered a sac fly scoring Kaylor Chaffin for the final run and a 8-4 Trojan win.    

GAME 2:  Trevecca scored a run in the first – Megan Groves continued with her hot bat, singling on a bunt that scored MaKray Odom who reached earlier on the double… Trevecca added a single run in the third – Megan Groves hit her third homer of the day, also a solo home run for a 2-0 TNU lead … Trevecca sealed the game with a seven-run fifth – Tana Whited homered to drive in Bailey Alexander who reached on a single, MaKray Odom singled later driving in Matti Byrd and Kaylor Chaffin, Lenna Robinson reached on an error, scoring Makray Odom, Caitlyn Hudgins singled to driving in Lena Robinson, Bailey Alexander, who lead off the inning, batted again and doubled scoring Caitlyn Hudgins for a 9-0 Trojan win.

PLAYER/TEAM STATS REPORT

GAME 1: MaKray Odom went 2-4 with a run, three RBI, and a home run … Lenna Robinson (2-4), Megan Groves (2-3), Tana Whited (3-4), and Brooke Eakes (2-3) all had multi-hit games … Groves hit two solo homers, scored two runs, drove in two, stole a base, and drew a walk … Whited scored twice and added a stolen base and a double … Seitz hit a double, scored a run, drove in one, and drew a walk … Eakes scored one and drove in two … Savannah Carr (7-3) started and earned the win with 4.2 innings of work and scattering six hits and two walks while mixing in three strikeouts … Morgan Powell pitched the final 1.2 innings to earn the save – allowing only a hit and retired two Cavaliers on strikes.     

Neither team committed an error … Trevecca produced 15 hits … only one Trojan was retired on strikes …  

GAME 2:  Raygn Hall (5-2) pitched a no-hitter and just missed a perfect game allowing a single walk, a runner reached on error, and another runner reached on a hit-by-pitch – but Hall faced just 18 batters in the game … MaKray Odom (2-3), Megan Groves (2-3), and Bailey Alexander (2-3) all contributed multi-hit games … Odom scored two and drove in two while hitting a double and stealing another base … Megan Groves homered and scored while driving in two runs … Alexander hit a double while scoring a run and driving in a run … Tana Whited hit a home run and scored a run while driving in two.

WHAT'S NEXT

Trevecca continues Great Midwest play hosting Malone University Pioneers (9-5, 3-1 G-MAC) at 11 AM on Saturday. Malone and Trevecca split their double header's each of the last two seasons, but the Trojans own a 5-2 edge in the all-time series.

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