Softball 4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM

Trevecca Softball | Trojans Sweep Ashland; Face Lake Erie On Friday

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

ASHLAND, Ohio. – Trevecca Nazarene University softball (26-15, 10-8 Great Midwest) swept Wednesday's double-header against Ashland University (9-22, 3-15 Great Midwest) by winning 10-0 in game one (five innings) and 9-4 in-game two while on the road.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

GAME ONE:

The Trojans exploded with a big second inning and establishing a 5-0 lead. Anna Bennett started the inning with an RBI single. Then Carly Sperlich scored on a sacrifice fly-out. Kendall Andrews hit an RBI single, and following that, Anna Bennett stole home. Alyssa Triner made it 5-0 when she hit an RBI single into center field. The Trojans would add a pair of runs in the third inning when Carly Sperlich hit an RBI single. Then Anna Bennett hit an RBI double to make it 7-0. Trojan pitchers Ashlan Sensing and Hannah Caffey held Ashland to only five hits throughout the game and allowed no runs while collecting four strikeouts. The Trojans added three runs over the next two innings to force the run rule.

GAME TWO:

The Trojans continued the offensive outburst in game two, as they got two runs in the first inning, both of which were scored off of sacrifice fly-outs. Then in the second inning, Sydney McCormick hit a single that scored Malone Thrift. McCormick would be brought home by a fielding error on a hit by Kendall Andrews to make it 4-0. In the third inning, the Trojans doubled their run total to make it 8-0. Anna Bennett hit a two-RBI single that scored Carly Sperlich and Gracie Kirby. Then Kendall Andrews hit a two-run home run, bringing Anna Bennett. Ashland got on the board in the fourth inning and cut their deficit to 8-2 following a home run. Then in the fifth, they continued to wither the Trojans lead down to 8-4. But a run in the ninth inning for the Trojans would put the game away.

CIRCLE AND BOX NOTES- GAME ONE:

Anna Bennett went 4-4 with a double, two RBIs, and one run scored.
Carly Sperlich went 1-2 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Kendall Andrews went 1-3 with an RBI and one run scored.
Ashlan Sensing (13-7) pitched four innings and did not allow a run on four hits while striking out four batters.

CIRCLE AND BOX NOTES- GAME TWO