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.Â
Game 1 Final: Covenant 2, Paine 13
Records: Covenant (1-8), Paine (8-9)
HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
- A pair of RBI doubles in the first inning for Paine put it ahead 2-0.Â
- 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.Â
- Olivia Stefl crushed a 2-run homer in the third inning that scored Helena Nagy for the Scots only runs of game one.Â
- Paine scored its final runs of the game in the fifth inning on back-to-back RBI singles.Â
GAME NOTES:
- Covenant was outhit 22-6 by Paine.Â
- Nagy was 2-for-3 to lead the Scots.
- Mackenzie Kirby suffered her second loss of the year on the mound.Â
Game 2 Final: Covenant 7, Paine 10
Records: Covenant (1-9), Paine (9-9)
HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
- Stefl hit her second home run of the day in the first inning, a 2-run shot to give the Scots the early lead.Â
- 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.Â
- The Lions answered in a big way, scoring eight runs in the second inning to take the lead.Â
- Taylor Murdock poked a RBI single to make it 8-5 in the fourth inning.Â
- Later in the frame, Jaycie Lyles made it a two-run game with a RBI single.Â
- Paine added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh inning on a RBI triple and a RBI single.Â
- After pinch hitting, Hannah Blevins reached base on a single and came around to score, but it was too little too late for Covenant.Â
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.Â
- 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.Â
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