COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Spring Hill College softball team secured its third SIAC Championship title on Wednesday with a pair of wins against Fort Valley State at the South Commons Softball Complex.
Spring Hill 9, Fort Valley State 3
Leighanna Turk (W: 9-8); Tenison Myricks (L: 11-11)
Spring Hill (31-21, 18-4 SIAC) opened the first game strong against Fort Valley State (24-22, 15-9 SIAC).
Offensively, Rycca Hinton sparked the offense with a two-run shot. Later that inning, Natalee Curry added an RBI single to keep the momentum going.
In the fifth inning, Kayla Coley-Drayton capitalized on a FVSU error, extending the lead 7-1. The Wildcats answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to cut into the deficit.
Jena Pacheco delivered multiple runs, securing four RBIs, including a sacrifice fly that sealed the 9-3 victory.
Leighanna Turk (9-8) threw her ninth complete game of the season, striking out seven.
Spring Hill 8, Fort Valley State 4
Leighanna Turk (W: 10-8); Taylor Watson (L: 7-4)
In the deciding game, seven Badgers recorded a hit in a balanced offensive effort.
Spring Hill struck early again, with Jesslyn Gordon, Destiny Pierce and Abigail Christ driving in runs in the first two innings.
The Wildcats tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth inning. The Badgers responded with five unanswered runs over the next two innings.
Amanda Glowacki and Hinton each drove in runs, and Taylor Pittman drew a bases-loaded walk to plate another. Christ capped off the rally with an RBI double to make it 8-3.
The Wildcats added one run in the seventh inning but it wasn't enough, as the Badgers clinched back-to-back SIAC championships.
Emma Curry pitched the first 3.0 innings, striking out one. Leighanna Turk (10-8) made her second appearance in the day, closing the game with one strike out and allowing four hits over 4.0 innings.
Game Details
Date: April 30
Time: 1:00 p.m. (ET) / 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Venue (Location): South Commons Softball Complex (Columbus, Ga.)
Results
Spring Hill 9, Fort Valley State 3
Records: Spring Hill (30-21, 18-4 SIAC), Fort Valley State (24-21, 15-9 SIAC)
Spring Hill 8, Fort Valley State 4
Records: Spring Hill (31-21, 18-4 SIAC), Fort Valley State (24-22, 15-9 SIAC)
SIAC All-Tournament Team
Rycca Hinton (MVP)
Natalee Curry
Jesslyn Gordon
Destiny Pierce
Leighanna Turk
Up Next
Spring Hill awaits seeding in the 2025 NCAA Division II Softball Tournament. The selection show will be aired Monday, May 5 at 10 a.m. (ET) on NCAA.com.
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