Wednesday, April 2, 2008

 

NO. 11 CARSON-NEWMAN SWEEPS SAC SOFTBALL PAIR AT TUSCULUM

 

                GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Elisha Collins went 4-for-7, including a pair of home runs as the No. 11 Carson-Newman College softball team swept a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader at Tusculum College Wednesday afternoon at Red Edmonds Field.  Collins and Whitney Hickam each connected on a home run en route to a 7-1 victory in the opener, while Stephanie Templeton and Brittany Linton combined on a two-hit shutout as C-N won the night-cap 14-0 in five innings.

 

                Carson-Newman (34-6, 8-2 SAC) has won its last five games, while the Pioneers fall to 11-20, 2-9 SAC

 

Game 1: No. 11 Carson-Newman 7, Tusculum 1

                Carson-Newman starter Zoe Heim recorded a dozen strikeouts in the Lady Eagles’ 7-1 win over Tusculum.  Heim (20-5) went the distance as she scattered four hits, allowed a run and didn’t walk a batter.

 

                C-N got on the board in the first on Hickam’s two-out solo blast to give the Lady Eagles a 1-0 advantage.  C-N added two more runs in the second when Sara Little led off with a double, followed by a bunt single by Collins.  Later in the inning, Whitney Kee came through with a two-out single to plate a pair and a 3-0 lead.

 

                Carson-Newman added another run in the fourth and a two more in the fifth, coming on a two-run homer by Collins.  Tusculum scored in the bottom of the frame when Makenzie Loy reached on a one-out single.  Pinch runner Alex Kimbrell took over for Loy and later scored on a wild pitch.

 

                The Lady Eagles finished with 10 hits in the game, including two hits each by Collins, Hickam and Kee.  Loy led the Pioneers with her 2-for-3 effort at the plate.

 

Game 2: No. 11 Carson-Newman 14, Tusculum 0 (5 innings)

                The Lady Eagles erupted for 19 hits in the second game, including six in a five-run sixth inning as Carson-Newman won 14-0 in five innings.

 

                Mandy Stevens and Amber Palmer each had three-hit outings, while Collins clubbed her second round-tripper of the day.  Stevens tallied a pair of doubles in the contest, her 13th and 14th of the season, while Hickam posted her 15th double of 2008.  Joining them in the mult-hit club for C-N were Jessie Howard, Jessie Kuhlman, Hickam, Collins and Kee.

 

                Templeton posted the victory for Carson-Newman as she allowed a hit and struck out five to improve to 14-1 on the season.  TC starter Holli Cadenhead suffered the loss (5-7).

 

                Tusculum is back in action on Saturday when the Pioneers hosts No. 25 Lenoir-Rhyne College on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m.  Carson-Newman is also at home this Saturday as the Lady Eagles entertain Wingate University.

 

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