Box Score HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team (4-0) swept #18 University of Alabama-Huntsville (2-2) 6-4 and 14-11 on the second day of the UAH Invitational on Saturday.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 1: The Trojans NFCA All-American shortstop MaKray Odom continued to see the ball well in Huntsville. In the top of the first facing a full count, Odom singled up the middle and entered scoring position on a throwing error by the UAH catcher. After stealing third, Odom put the Trojans up 1-0 when a muffed throw from the UAH third baseman allowed her to score. The Chargers responded with an RBI double in the home half of the first to tie the game at 1-1. In the second the first three Trojans reached base safely. Brooke Eakes started things with a lead-off single then an Alyssa Triner double put two Trojans in scoring position. Matti Byrd connected for a go-ahead single to center which scored Eakes. Byrd later scored from second when Abbie Page singled up the middle to give the Trojans a 3-1 lead. A two-run home run from UAH in the bottom of the second tied it at 3-3. Neither team would score for the next three frames until the Trojans broke open the game with a three-run sixth inning. In the sixth Matti Byrd led things off with a single. Emilee Bundy pinch ran for Byrd and scored off MaKray Odom's fourth hit of the afternoon. Megan Groves brought in Abbie Page (singled) off a hit to right field and the Trojans went ahead 6-3 when Carly Sperlich doubled to left to bring in Odom. The Chargers got one run back in the bottom of the seventh, but it wasn't enough as the Trojans finished them off for a 6-4 win.
GAME 2: The Trojans once again scored in the first inning, putting up a three spot against the Chargers. MaKray Odom led off the game with a single and Carly Sperlich drove her in with a single with two outs. Kelsey Seitz then went yard to give the Trojans a 3-0 lead. UAH would not respond until the bottom of the second when they got two runs back off a two-run double. The Chargers then took a 7-3 lead, scoring five runs off three hits in the third inning. The young Trojans did not back down. With two runners on and two outs, the Trojans pounded out four hits to score six runs in the fourth inning. Lenna Robinson's single tied the game at 7-7 then Megan Groves connected for a two-run shot to right centerfield to boast the Trojans ahead 9-7. However, a two-run cushion was not enough. Back in the box in the fifth inning, the Trojans plated five runs off six hits (four singles and two doubles). UAH got a run back in both the bottom of the fifth and sixth and two in the seventh, but fell 14-11 to TNU.
PLAYER/TEAM STATS REPORT
GAME 1: MaKray Odom was a perfect 4-4 with a stolen base, two runs scored, and an RBI. Six other Trojans recorded multi-hit games. Sidney Brake (1-0) received the win for tossing three and 2/3 innings of relief and striking out two. The Trojans produced six runs off 18 hits and had one error, while the Chargers managed six hits, four runs and committed two errors.
GAME 2: Both MaKray Odom (3-5) and Megan Groves (3-4) collected three-hit games. Odom finished with two RBIs, a triple, and three of the Trojans 14 runs. Groves was responsible for four RBIs, a double and home run. Four different Trojans also recorded two-hit games (Brake, Eakes, Byrd, and Bundy). Raygn Hall (1-0) earned the win by tossing four and 2/3 innings of relief work. Hall struck out two. The Trojans scored 14 runs off 17 hits with three errors committed. The Chargers finished with 11 runs off 13 hits, committing one error.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Trojans return to Tennessee yet remain on the road next weekend when they participate in the Lee Invitational in Chattanooga, TN. The Trojans play doubleheaders on both Friday, February 7 against Illinois-Springfield (0-0) at 10:00 AM and #5 Young Harris (0-0) at 12 PM and Saturday, February 8 against Montevallo (0-0) at 12:30 PM and #12 Indianapolis (0-0) at 3:00 PM.
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