NASHVILLE – The No. 12 Trevecca Nazarene University softball team (14-4, 5-4 GSC) finished up its first ever Gulf South Conference home series at the Trevecca Softball Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Trevecca took down Montevallo (9-11, 3-6 GSC) 12-1 in five innings and finished up the doubleheader with an 7-2 win over the Falcons.
SERIES HISTORY/NOTES
The Trojans lead the series 5-0 in the NCAA era.
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE
TNU 12, UM 1 – F/5
Trojan ace
Ashlan Sensing quickly retired the side to start the day off before things turned interesting with the Trojans at the plate. The first three Trojans reached base as
Brianna Asmondy slammed ball over the center field wall for a quick 3-0 lead. Sensing became the all-time leader in career strikeouts in the NCAA era with a pair of K's hung in the second. The Trojan hurler added four more strikeouts throughout the outing as the Trojans added four more runs in the fourth. Montevallo scored its lone run of the opener off an RBI single in the fifth before Trevecca's bats ended things early. A bases loaded walk by
Annabelle Ellis and a grand slam off the bat of Shea Hollingsworth clinched the game and series for the Trojans 12-1.
CIRCLE AND BOX NOTES
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Shay Hollingsworth was 3-4 with five RBI and two runs scored.
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Annabelle Ellis went 3-3 at the top of the lineup with a walk and a pair of RBI and runs scored.
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Brianna Asmondy was 1-3 with three RBI and a run scored.
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Ashlan Sensing (9-2) started and picked up her ninth win of the season. She finished the complete run shortened game with just four hits allowed one run with six strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO
TNU 7, UM 2
Both sides had two hits apiece through two innings complete with nothing to show for it before the Trojan bats broke through in the bottom of the third. A
Shay Hollingsworth sac bunt and an
Annabelle Ellis single made it 2-0 Trevecca. Both squads scored unconventional runs in the fifth. The Falcons touched home off a wild pitch while the Trojans scored off a throwing error.
Maddie Poschke led the sixth off with a solo shot, a frame in which the Trojans scored four more runs. Back-to-back doubles off the bats of both Shay Hollinsworth and
Brianna Asmondy plated three as it was 7-1 Trevecca through six. A Falcon solo homer in the top of the seventh finish up the scoring as the Trojans finished off the three-game sweep in style.
CIRCLE AND BOX NOTES
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Shay Hollingsworth was 2-3 with three RBI and a run scored.
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Brianna Asmondy went 2-4 with three RBI.
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Maddie Poschke was 2-3 with a home run.
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Haylie Brooks (2-1) started and picked up her second win of the season. She went 6.2 innings with five hits allowed and two strikeouts.
NEXT ON THE DIAMOND
The Trojans travel to Pensacola, Fla. for a series with the West Florida Argonauts (14-6, 7-2 GSC) March 7-8.
This will be the first meeting in the NCAA era for the two schools in softball.
