MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) softball team opened the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) portion of its 2020 schedule on Saturday afternoon and celebrated by sweeping a doubleheader away from the Lane College Dragons by the scores of 3-0 and 4-0 at Murray Field.
SHC starter
Hannah Brenton (2-6) held the Dragons (1-7, 0-2 SIAC West) to two hits in the opening contest as the Badgers used a 3-run 3
rd inning aided by two Lane infield errors to take and then hold a 3-0 lead. Brenton dominated the Dragons, issuing no walks with 12 strikeouts. Centerfielder
Sophia Nuzzolillo and third baseman
Delaney Thomas each collected two hits including a double for SHC.
Kayla Saul (0-4) took the complete-game loss, giving up nine hits with a walk and no strikeouts.
In the second game,
Paityn Desormeaux (2-0) picked up the win in five innings of relief work, giving up just one hit with no walks and five strikeouts.
Designated player
Morgan Kramer got the Badgers on the board with a run-scoring double to deep center in the 1
st inning while right fielder
Carlisle Jamison and Thomas contributed RBI-hits in the 2
nd inning. The final run of the day crossed the plate in the 3
rd inning when first baseman
Daniella Amador drove in a run off a two-out hotshot grounder down the first base line.
Left fielder
Elise Caruso, Jamison, and Amador each tallied two hits with Caruso and Jamison ripping doubles.
Brittany Ensley (1-3) took the loss for Lane in the second game, allowing 10 hits and two walks with one strikeout. At the plate, she punched two hits for the Dragons.
The Badgers (6-7, 2-0 SIAC West) will close out this 3-game series with the Dragons in a single game on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. at Murray Field.
