LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- Another doubleheader, another easy sweep for the Covenant Lady Scots softball program. A few days after beating Spelman College by a total of 27 runs, the Lady Scots had no difficulty with Agnes Scott College, sweeping the Scotties by scores of 12-1 and 11-3 Thursday evening. With the two wins, Covenant is now 19-11 on the year, while Agnes Scott drops to 8-14.
Covenant starting pitcher Chelsea Krafft picked up two more wins to run her record to 15-5 on the season. Krafft pitched a complete game in game one by allowing just 1 run over the 5 innings of play. She surrendered just 6 hits and threw just 76 pitches. In game two, Krafft pitched the first 3 innings and gave up 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 3. Sonja Townsend came on and finished game two by giving up just 1 run over 2 innings of work.
Covenant's bats came alive in the 2nd inning of game one as the Lady Scots put up 8 runs in the frame. 12 batters came to the plate in the inning that saw Courtney Wagoner collect 2 hits and an RBI. Morgan Booker had a run-scoring single that put Covenant up 1-0, and that was followed later by a Christine Core 2-RBI double. Lindsey Potter capped off the outburst with a sacrifice fly to center field that scored both Jenni Jobe and Kim Cuticchia to make it an 8-0 lead.
The Lady Scots would add 2 more runs each in the 3rd and 4th innings to put Agnes Scott away. Core had another RBI hit in the 3rd that scored Marbury, and in the 4th inning, Marbury had an RBI single of her own. For the game, Core went 2-for-3 with 3 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. Wagoner, Marbury, and Booker all went 2-for-3 as well.
In game two, the Scotties jumped out in front in the 1st inning thanks to a 2-run home run from Jessie Brooks. But Covenant would respond in a big way as they scored 10 runs in the bottom half of the inning to take control of the game.
Beth Harris keyed the rally as she singled and homered in the inning to account for 4 RBIs. Harris singled home Core early in the inning, then she added a 3-run home run, her 7th of the year, later in the inning to put Covenant up 10-2. Townsend had a 2-RBI double in the inning, and Core added a run-scoring single herself. Potter and Booker each had RBI singles in the inning also as Covenant sent 13 to the plate.
Covenant will play its final regular season games at home on Friday when they take on LaGrange College. Game one is set to start at 3:00pm on Lookout Mountain.
