MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College softball team swept a doubleheader against visiting Delta State University this afternoon. In game one, the Badgers secured a 13-5 run-rule victory, and then in game two picked up a 9-1 run-rule win.
The Badgers are now 4-3 on the season, and the Lady Statesmen fall to 0-7 on the year.
Spring Hill is on the road on Wednesday, Feb. 11
th, when it travels to the University of Mobile for a 5 p.m. first pitch.
Game 1: Spring Hill 13, Delta State 5 – 5 innings
Head to the bottom of the first, down 4-0, the Badgers responded, and it all started when
Janci Aube doubled to straightaway center. She later scored off of
Jesslyn Gordon's RBI single to make it 4-1. Gordon then came around to score to cut the lead to 4-2 when
Meredith Fontenot doubled to center.
Meadow Villar got in on the action when she tallied the team's fourth straight hit, which sent Fontenot third. With runners now on the corners for Spring Hill,
Destiny Pierce's sac-fly to right scored Fontenot to make it a one-run game with one out now.
Bethany Ahren kept the inning going when she walked and sent Villar to second. The Badgers then loaded the bases off of
Amanda Glowacki's single to left. Delta State, after that, went to the bullpen, and the new pitcher was able to record the second out of the frame. Spring Hill then tied the game on
Oscha Carter's RBI walk before the inning ended.
Delta State broke the tie in the top of the fourth to take a 5-4 lead, but the Badgers once again responded as they plated seven runs on seven hits to go back in front 11-5.
Spring Hill tacked on two more runs in the fifth to go up 13-5 and secure the victory.
Ahrens earned the win (2-1) in the circle as she scattered nine hits over five innings of work. She allowed five runs while fanning four.
Spring Hill as a team tallied five extra base hits (four doubles and a home run).
Badgers Fontenot and Villar combined, going 6-for-8 with five RBIs, three runs scored, a home run, two doubles, and a stolen base.
Centerfielder
Janci Aube finished the day going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
Game 2: Spring Hill 9, Delta State 1 – 5 innings
Down 1-0 going into the bottom of the first, Aube walked to start things off for Spring Hill in its half of the inning. She later moved to third off of Gordon's double to center with no outs. On the next pitch, Aube stole home to tie the game at one. Fontenot kept the inning going when she doubled to put runners on second and third. Both Gordon and Fontenot each scored when Villar drove them in with her single to right field to make it 3-1 before the inning ended.
The Badgers increased its lead when it plated five runs on nine hits in the third to make it 8-1. Spring Hill later added a run in the fifth to secure the 9-1 win.
Starting pitcher
Emma Curry picked up her first win (1-2) of the season. The senior allowed two hits over five innings of work while giving up a run and striking out one.
Amanda Glowacki paced all hitters with four hits as she went a perfect 4-for-4.
Gordon and Villar tallied six hits, three RBIs, a double, and two runs scored. Teammates Pierce and Fontenot combined to go 4-for-8 with three runs scored, a double, and an RBI.
