Badgers Split SIAC Opener

MOBILE, Ala. - The Spring Hill College Softball team opened up SIAC action splitting Saturday's doubleheader with Miles.
 
GAME ONE | Spring Hill 6, Miles 2
Legihanna Turk (W: 1-3); Desalynn Nesbitt (L: 0-3)
 
Miles (1-12, 1-1 SIAC) came to Murray Field searching for their first win of the season. Spring Hill (3-11, 1-1 SIAC) trailed 2-0 as the Golden Bears went up by two scores in the top of the first inning.
 
Offensively, the Badgers took the lead in their first plate appearance. Destiny Pierce got Spring Hill on the board with an RBI double. Later, Pierce capitalized on a Miles error to score.
 
Taylor Pittman scored on a bases-loaded hit by pitch. Pierce knocked a two-run double in the second. Pittman capped off the scoring run and secured the 6-2 victory with a sacrifice to center field.
 
Leighanna Turk (1-3) earned her first win with her second complete game of the season, recording a season-high seven strikeouts.
 
GAME TWO | Miles 9, Spring Hill 3
Shakayla Terry (W:1-2); Rycca Hinton (L: 0-3)
 
In the second game, Miles opened scoring with five runs across the fifth and sixth. The Badgers started a comeback effort in the sixth with an RBI double by Gordon and a two-run double from McKenzie King.
 
Hinton (0-3) threw 5.1 innings, recording six strikeouts and only one walk. Lauren Glass came in relief and struck out two. Emma Curry closed the game for the Badgers.
 
How It Happened
Game One
T1 | Genia Hall singled, Skylar Jones scored; Hall scored on passed ball. Miles 2-0
B1 | Pierce singled, Carter scored; Pittman reached on an error, Pierce scored; Glowacki hit by pitch, Pittman scored. Spring Hill 3-2
B2 | Pierce doubled to center field, Carter and Hinton scored; Pittman sacrificed, Jesslyn Gordon scored. Spring Hill 6-2
 
Game Two
T5 | Takayla Smoot reached on error, Aureil Moulrty scored. Miles 1-0
T6 | Jada Bradford singled, Desalynn Nesbitt scored; Jordan Davis bunted, Shalayiah Waid scored; Smoot singled, Michelle Tanks scored; Hall reached on an error, Davis scored. Miles 5-0
B6 | Gordon doubled, Hinton scored; King singled, Carter and Gordon scored. Miles 5-3
T7 | Tanks grounded into fielders' choice, Bradford scored; Smoot singled, Waid scored; Mikayla Williams tripled, Tanks and Smoot scored. Miles 9-3
 
 
Game Details
Date: March 1
Time: 1/3 p.m.
Venue (Location): Murray Field (Mobile, Ala.)
 
Results
Spring Hill 6, Miles 2
 
Miles 9, Spring Hill 3
Records: Spring Hill (3-11, 1-1 SIAC), Miles (1-12, 1-1 SIAC)
 
Up Next
Spring Hill rounds out the weekend series with Miles Sunday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Murray Field.
 
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