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10
Winner St. Olaf STO 8-7
3
Covenant COVENANT 3-16
Winner
St. Olaf STO
8-7
10
Final
3
Covenant COVENANT
3-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Olaf STO 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 10 12 1
Covenant COVENANT 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 12 2

W: Roxanne Ring (4-3) L: Baxter , Valery (0-1)

6
Winner St. Olaf STO 9-7
4
Covenant COVENANT 3-17
Winner
St. Olaf STO
9-7
6
Final
4
Covenant COVENANT
3-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Olaf STO 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
Covenant COVENANT 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 9 2

W: Madyn Singleton (2-0) L: Kirby, Mackenzie (1-4) S: Jenna Peschel (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Covenant Drops Doubleheader In First-Ever Meeting With St. Olaf

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - The Scots welcomed St. Olaf all the way from Minnesota for a Good Friday doubleheader. On a perfect day for softball, Covenant dropped both games. 

Game 1 Final: Covenant 3, St. Olaf 10
Records: Covenant (3-16), St. Olaf (8-7) 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • With the bases loaded in the first inning, St. Olaf scored three runs on a base hit to the outfield with two outs that was just out of reach from Mary Elaine Mitchell. 
  • The next batter made it 4-0 with a RBI double to right field.
  • Ashlyn Gaines scored a run after reaching via an infield error in the fourth inning. 
  • A RBI sacrifice-fly to center field later in the frame by Lakyn Hacker made it 4-2.
  • St. Olaf responded with three runs in the fifth inning using a RBI double, a RBI sacrifice fly, and an infield error.
  • In the sixth inning, St. Olaf made it 10-2 on a RBI single followed by a 2-run home run to left-center field. 
  • Mitchell scored Olivia Stefl in the seventh inning on a RBI single through the right side to give Covenant its third and final run. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Both teams had 12 hits. 
  • Covenant committed two errors while St. Olaf had one. 
  • Mitchell had a perfect afternoon at the plate going 4-for-4 with 1 RBI.
  • Helena Nagy and Stefl each had two hits. 
  • Valery Baxter took the loss for Covenant on the mound (6 IP, 11 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 1 BB).

Game 2 Final: Covenant 4, St. Olaf 6
Records: Covenant (3-17), St. Olaf (9-7)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • Two walks and a HBP led to St. Olaf jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. 
  • Five runs on five hits in the third inning, highlighted by a 2-RBI double with two outs put St. Olaf on top 6-0. 
  • Bailey Johnson crushed her second home run of the season to lead off the third inning to get Covenant on the scoreboard. 
  • The Scots had another homer in the fifth inning, this one off the bat of pinch-hitter Isabella Duran that scored three runs to make it 6-4. 
  • Covenant reached two runners on base in both the sixth and seventh innings, but were unable to draw any closer to St. Olaf. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant moves to 0-2 all-time against St. Olaf. 
  • St. Olaf outhit Covenant 10-9. 
  • The Scots committed two errors while the Olees had none. 
  • Taylor Murdock and Stefl each had two hits to lead the Scots offensively. 
  • Mackenzie Kirby (2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K) and Madison Bowden (4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R) pitched for Covenant 

UP NEXT: Covenant travels to Piedmont tomorrow for a conference doubleheader starting at noon. 

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