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Covenant COVENANT 0-0
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Winner MUW MUW 0-0
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Covenant COVENANT 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 2
MUW MUW 0 0 2 2 2 0 X 6 10 0

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Winner Sewanee SEWANEE 0-0
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Sewanee SEWANEE
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Covenant COVENANT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Sewanee SEWANEE 2 1 1 0 1 0 X 5 10 0

W: A. Giffin (1-0) L: Kirby, Mackenzie (0-0)

Game Recap: Softball |

Scots Drop First Two Games at MUW Invitational

COLUMBUS, Miss. - For its first games of the 2024 season, Covenant traveled south for the MUW Invitational. The Scots didn't get the results they were hoping for on day one as they dropped two games this afternoon. 

Game 1 Final: Covenant 2, MUW 6
Records: Covenant (0-1), MUW (1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • In her first game with the Scots, Ashlyn Gaines drove in Mary Elaine Mitchell with a RBI single to give her team a 1-0 lead. 
  • In the third inning, MUW took the lead on a 2-run home run to left field. 
  • The Owls pushed their lead to 4-1 in the fourth inning with a RBI single followed by a RBI sacrifice fly. The second run was unearned.
  • Gaines picked up her second RBI of the game on a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning. With the tying run on second, MUW got out of the jam with a groundout.  
  • The Owls responded with a 2-RBI single through the left side to go up 6-2. 
  • With a runner on first in the seventh inning for Covenant, MUW turned a double play to end the game. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant drops to 3-3 all-time against MUW. 
  • Gaines and Helena Nagy each had two hits to lead Covenant offensively.
  • Lauren Edgar took the loss in her first start of the year (4 IP, 7H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K).
  • The Owls outhit the Scots 10-7.
  • Covenant had two errors while MUW had none. 

Game 2 Final: Covenant 0, Sewanee 5
Records: Covenant (0-2), Sewanee (2-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • A couple of defensive errors in the first inning allowed Sewanee to move ahead 2-0. 
  • Sewanee scored another run in the second inning via a RBI single. 
  • Another RBI single for the Tigers put them ahead 4-0 in the third inning. 
  • Isabella Duran hit a double for Covenant in the fourth inning, but the Scots were unable to drive her in. 
  • With the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth inning, the Tigers tacked on another run with a RBI single to take a 5-0.
  • Covenant was retired in order in both the sixth and seventh innings.  

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant drops to 19-3 all-time against Sewanee. 
  • The Scots had four hits with Mitchell, Nagy, Gaines, and Duran contributing with one hit. 
  • Sewanee totaled nine hits.
  • Covenant made two errors while Sewanee was error-free. 
  • Mackenzie Kirby took the loss as the starting pitcher (4 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K).
  • Madison Bowden recorded four outs in relief (1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 R).

UP NEXT: Covenant plays two more games tomorrow in the MUW Invitational against Franklin and Sewanee. 

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