GREENEVILLE,
Tenn. --- Elisha Collins went 4-for-7,
including a pair of home runs as the No. 11 Carson-Newman College
softball team swept a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader at
Tusculum College Wednesday afternoon at Red Edmonds Field. Collins
and Whitney Hickam each connected on a home run en
route to a 7-1 victory in the opener, while Stephanie
Templeton and Brittany Linton combined on
a two-hit shutout as C-N won the night-cap 14-0 in five
innings.
Carson-Newman (34-6, 8-2 SAC) has won its last five games, while
the Pioneers fall to 11-20, 2-9 SAC
Game 1: No. 11 Carson-Newman 7, Tusculum 1
Carson-Newman starter Zoe Heim recorded a dozen
strikeouts in the Lady Eagles' 7-1 win over Tusculum. Heim (20-5)
went the distance as she scattered four hits, allowed a run and
didn't walk a batter.
C-N got on the board in the first on Hickam's two-out solo blast
to give the Lady Eagles a 1-0 advantage. C-N added two more runs in
the second when Sara Little led off with a double,
followed by a bunt single by Collins. Later in the inning, Whitney
Kee came through with a two-out single to plate a pair and a 3-0
lead.
Carson-Newman added another run in the fourth and a two more in
the fifth, coming on a two-run homer by Collins. Tusculum scored in
the bottom of the frame when Makenzie Loy reached
on a one-out single. Pinch runner Alex Kimbrell
took over for Loy and later scored on a wild pitch.
The Lady Eagles finished with 10 hits in the game, including two
hits each by Collins, Hickam and Kee. Loy led the Pioneers with her
2-for-3 effort at the plate.
Game 2: No. 11 Carson-Newman 14, Tusculum 0 (5
innings)
The Lady Eagles erupted for 19 hits in the second game, including
six in a five-run sixth inning as Carson-Newman won 14-0 in five
innings.
Mandy Stevens and Amber Palmer
each had three-hit outings, while Collins clubbed her second
round-tripper of the day. Stevens tallied a pair of doubles in the
contest, her 13th and 14th of the season, while Hickam posted her
15th double of 2008. Joining them in the mult-hit club for C-N were
Jessie Howard, Jessie Kuhlman,
Hickam, Collins and Kee.
Templeton posted the victory for Carson-Newman as she allowed a
hit and struck out five to improve to 14-1 on the season. TC
starter Holli Cadenhead suffered the loss
(5-7).
Tusculum is back in action on Saturday when the Pioneers hosts No.
25 Lenoir-Rhyne College on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m.
Carson-Newman is also at home this Saturday as the Lady Eagles
entertain Wingate University.
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