GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University softball team will play at J.C. Red Edmonds Field for the first time in 2022, kicking off a three series home stand. The Pioneers welcome Concord on Friday (Feb. 11) and Chowan on Saturday (Feb. 12) to dust up the diamond.

RECAPPING THE WEEK
Tusculum (2-2) split a pair of doubleheaders at USC Aiken and Augusta over the weekend. Emily Sappington earned South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Week honors for tying the program record with 13 strikeouts in game one of the latter series.

At the plate, Kiley Longmire is hitting a cool .500 and slugging .900. The senior has five hits in 10 at bats, five runs batted in, two runs scored, and a walk. The third baseman also launched her first home run as a Pioneer, the second of her collegiate career. Anna Alloway and Claire Smeltzer both enter the weekend with a .400 batting average. Alloway has a team-best six hits, two doubles, two runs, and a solo homer. Smeltzer has drawn a team-leading four walks alongside, four hits and a pair of RBI. Also notching a home run were Chloe Freischmidt and Hannah Hughes, the first of her career.

Sappington (2-0) has pitched two complete games on a 1.50 earned run average, relenting three runs, 10 hits, five walks, but has struck out 21 batters.

LOOKING AHEAD
Concord (2-2) will face Tusculum ahead of a two-week hiatus until its next competition. Sarah Thompson has done the bulk of the hitting for the Mountain Lions. She has seven hits (three for extra bases), four runs, seven RBI, and two walks. Kylee Stacy has drawn a team-high five walks and scored six times. Rachael Koller is tied for the most innings pitched (8.2) on the staff in her two starts, earning a 1-1 record. On her 1.62 ERA, she has allowed two earned runs, 14 hits, four walks, and struck out nine.

Chowan (0-4) also participated in last weekend's Newberry event and was swept by the hosting Wolves and the Mountain Lions. The Hawks will have a doubleheader at UVA Wise the day before coming to Greeneville. Paige Wilhelm is batting .417 with five singles, adding two walks, two RBI, a steal, and one run scored. Kaitlin Brunelli has the lone homer for the Hawks, recording a pair of doubles as well. In the circle, Ina Womack has pitched the most innings (8.1). On her 4.20 ERA, she has five earned runs, five walks, 13 hits, and has struck out 10.

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