Salisbury, N.C. —- The Catawba College softball team celebrated eight seniors on its Senior Day prior to a split with UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference play at Whitley Field on Saturday.
GAME ONE | Catawba 3, UVA Wise 2
TEAM STATISTICS
- Catawba out-hit UVA Wise 7-4
- The Cavaliers hit the lone homer with the Catawba Indians recording two of three extra-base hits
- Both teams committed an error
- Both teams left five runners on base
- Catawba's starter allowed two runs on four hits and one walk, striking out three; Wise's starter allowed two earned runs on seven hits and two walks, striking out seven
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Alex Baquie went the distance, allowing two runs on just four hits with three strikeouts
- Grace Flynn was 2-for-3 with a double, two stolen bases and two runs scored
- Alexis Monroe singled, drove in a run and scored
- Micaela Hartman doubled and walked
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST INNING
- Flynn singled, stole second and advanced to third on an error
- Monroe's bunt singled scored the game's first run
SECOND INNING
- Mataya Ausmus' two-out, RBI single down the left field line tied the game at 1 in the second
THIRD INNING
- Flynn doubled, advanced on a passed ball and scored on a double steal
- Monroe reached third and scored on a wild pitch to take a 3-1 lead
FIFTH INNING
- Ausmus picked up another RBI with a solo homer to lead off the fifth, cutting Catawba's lead to 3-2
GAME TWO | UVA Wise 9, Catawba 7 - 9 innings
TEAM STATISTICS
- Both teams recorded 12 hits
- UVA Wise recorded the lone homer and three of five extra-base hits
- The Cavaliers committed two of three errors
- Both teams left eight runners on base
- Catawba recorded three of four stolen bases
- UVA Wise's starter allowed six earned runs on 12 hits, striking out one; the Catawba Indian staff allowed seven earned runs on 12 hits and two walks, striking out five
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Monroe was 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored
- Flynn tripled and scored three times
- Brianna Gallagher doubled, drove in a run and scored
- Maddy Altiers and Hartman both picked up two hits and drove in a run
HOW IT HAPPENED
THIRD INNING
- Lindsey Polan's three-run homer gave the Cavs an early lead in game two
- Flynn picked up a two-out triple in the bottom half and scored on a wild pitch
FOURTH INNING
- Gallagher doubled on a sharply hit groundball up the middle, tagged up to third on a flyout and scored on Adda Prescott's RBI groundout
SEVENTH INNING
- Two runs scored on fielding error as the Cavs took a 5-2 lead
- Kennedy Miller's two-out single pushed Wise's advantage to 6-2
- Bella Boykin and Dakotah Wilkins led off the bottom half with two singles
- Monroe's two-run single up the middle cut the deficit to 6-4
- Altiers sent a two-out single to center field to score Monroe to make it 6-5
- Emily Coffey reached third on Prescott's single through the right side
- Down to the last out, Hartman tied the game with a single to left center
NINTH INNING
- Taylor Clay's two-run double broke the tie for UVA Wise in the top of the ninth
- The Cavaliers added an insurance score with Kaylynn Baker's RBI single to make it 9-6
- Flynn stole third in the bottom half and scored on an RBI groundout
UP NEXT
- Catawba wraps up regular season action at Whitley Field on Sunday, hosting Barton in non-conference action at 2 and 4 p.m.
