LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Covenant took on No. 8 Belhaven for its first home conference doubleheader on Monday. The Blazers proved their ranking by run-ruling the Scots in both games.
Game 1 Final: Covenant 4, #8 Belhaven 24
Records: Covenant (3-14, 0-3 CCS), #8 Belhaven (21-3, 5-0 CCS)
HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
- Seven hits, four errors, and three walks led to 13 runs for Belhaven in the first inning. The Blazers hit a grand slam and a 3-run homer in the big inning.Â
- Mary Elaine Mitchell drove in Olivia Stefl with a RBI single in the bottom of the frame to put the Scots on the board.Â
- Belhaven added a run in the second inning via a RBI groundout. The run was unearned.
- Six more runs, highlighted by a 3-run home run, pushed Belhaven's lead to 20-1 in the third inning.Â
- A RBI single followed by a bases-loaded walk made it 22-1 in the fourth inning.Â
- Belhaven scored its 23rd and 24th runs of the game in the fifth inning via a RBI single and a RBI fielder's choice.Â
- Madison Taylor knocked a 2-RBI single to right field to give Covenant some offense in the fifth inning.Â
- The next batter was Kathleen Carpenter and she delivered a RBI single to right field.Â
GAME NOTES:
Game 2 Final: Covenant 1, #8 Belhaven 13
Records: Covenant (3-15, 0-4 CCS), #8 Belhaven (22-3, 6-0, CCS)
HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
- A single up the middle put the Blazers ahead 1-0 in the first inning.Â
- An error led to four unearned runs for Belhaven in the second inning.Â
- The third inning was Belhaven's biggest of the game, scoring seven runs on nine hits to make it 12-0.
- The Blazers scored their final run of the day on a RBI sacrifice fly to left field. Â
- Bailey Johnson crushed a home run to left field for Covenant's only run of the game in the fourth inning. It was the first of her career.Â
GAME NOTES:
- Covenant moves to 0-4 all-time against Belhaven.Â
- Belhaven outhit Covenant 13-3.
- The Scots committed four errors while the Blazers committed none.
- Lauren Edgar and Madison Bowden pitched for the Scots.
UP NEXT: Covenant takes on St. Olaf in a doubleheader on Friday starting at noon. Â
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