ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (February 12, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Badgers softball team finished play at the 2022 Charger Chillout presented by Marshall County Tourism & Sports with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to the 23
rd-ranked host University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Chargers and an 11- 6 win over the Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers at Sand Mountain Park on Friday afternoon.
Badger starter
Olivia Indorf (1-3) surrendered an unearned run to the Chargers (6-1) in the bottom of the 2
nd inning when two hits and two infield errors scored a runner with two outs.
Spring Hill answered back in the top of the 3
rd inning with an RBI double down the left field line by shortstop
Madison Koger to knot the game at 1-1. Sophomore 1
st baseman
Paityn Desormeaux then delivered a single to plate Koger and 3
rd baseman
Morgan Kramer came through with a double to right-center to bring in Desormeaux as SHC took a 3-1 lead.
Catcher Alaina Hampton of UAH poked a homer down the right field line in the bottom of the 3
rd to slice it to a 3-2 Badger advantage. The Chargers later tied the game in the 4
th frame off two singles and a two infield ground outs.
UAH ended the Badger's dreams of the upset with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7
th when a triple to right was followed by a walk-off single to left
Indorf took the hard-luck loss with 9 hits, 1 walk, and 1 strikeout while Megan Shurtz was the winner in 5.0 innings of relief work that included 4 hits, no walks, and 6 strikeouts.
Versus the Panthers (1-2), the Badgers took out their frustrations by pounding out to a 6-0 lead in the 1
st inning before cruising to an 11-6 victory.
Alexandra Ballester (2-2) picked up the complete-game win allowing 12 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts.
Macy Holt had 2 hits with a double,
Hailey Schultz was 3-for-3 with a double and catcher
Ashley Ortiz ripped a 2-run home run.
The Badgers (3-5) will host the University of Montevallo Falcons (3-3) in a 3-game series this weekend beginning with a single game at 2 p.m. on Friday followed by a doubleheader at noon on Saturday at Murray Field.
