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Covenant College Scots
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Madison Bowden
13
Winner Paine PAINE 8-9
2
Covenant COVENANT 1-8
Winner
Paine PAINE
8-9
13
Final
2
Covenant COVENANT
1-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Paine PAINE 2 5 4 0 2 13 22 0
Covenant COVENANT 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0

W: K. Carter (2-3) L: Kirby, Mackenzie (1-2)

10
Winner Paine PAINE 9-9
7
Covenant COVENANT 1-9
Winner
Paine PAINE
9-9
10
Final
7
Covenant COVENANT
1-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Paine PAINE 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 10 8 0
Covenant COVENANT 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 15 0

W: M. Cagle (3-2) L: Murdock, Taylor (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Scots Fall To Lions in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Scots went just down the mountain to take on Paine College for a pair of games on Saturday. Covenant was run-ruled in game one before dropping a close battle with Paine in game two. 

Game 1 Final: Covenant 2, Paine 13
Records: Covenant (1-8), Paine (8-9)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • A pair of RBI doubles in the first inning for Paine put it ahead 2-0. 
  • Six hits and two walks in the second inning led to five runs for the Lions to put the score at 7-0.
  • Four more runs, highlighted by a 2-RBI triple for Paine extended its lead to 11-0. 
  • Olivia Stefl crushed a 2-run homer in the third inning that scored Helena Nagy for the Scots only runs of game one. 
  • Paine scored its final runs of the game in the fifth inning on back-to-back RBI singles. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant was outhit 22-6 by Paine. 
  • Nagy was 2-for-3 to lead the Scots.
  • Mackenzie Kirby suffered her second loss of the year on the mound. 

Game 2 Final: Covenant 7, Paine 10
Records: Covenant (1-9), Paine (9-9)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • Stefl hit her second home run of the day in the first inning, a 2-run shot to give the Scots the early lead. 
  • A RBI triple by Mary Elaine Mitchell followed by a RBI double from Bailey Johnson extended Covenant's lead to 4-0 later in the frame. 
  • The Lions answered in a big way, scoring eight runs in the second inning to take the lead. 
  • Taylor Murdock poked a RBI single to make it 8-5 in the fourth inning. 
  • Later in the frame, Jaycie Lyles made it a two-run game with a RBI single. 
  • Paine added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh inning on a RBI triple and a RBI single. 
  • After pinch hitting, Hannah Blevins reached base on a single and came around to score, but it was too little too late for Covenant. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant drops to 0-2 all-time against Paine.
  • Stefl (3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) and Mitchell (3-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 R) led Covenant offensively. 
  • Murdock, the starting pitcher for the Scots, took the loss.
  • Covenant outhit Paine 15-8.

UP NEXT: Covenant takes on Salem tomorrow at home for a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. 

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