WISE – The UVA Wise softball team improved to 11-6 on the season as they swept Saturday's games against Mansfield and Virginia Union.
It is the best start for a Cavalier softball team since the 2018 team started out 14-5.
In the day's other game, Mansfield defeated Lees-McRae 3-1.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result Game One: UVA Wise 4, Mansfield 1
Result Game Two: UVA Wise 10, Virginia Union 0, 5 innings
Records: UVA Wise (11-6); Mansfield (1-3); Virginia Union (1-9)
GAME ONE
- The Cavs broke the 1-1 tie in the third inning and added two more insurance runs in the sixth to claim the 4-1 win over Mansfield.
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Emma McCauley scored in the first inning from third as
Lindsey Polan reached on an error.
- After Mansfield tied it up via a sacrifice fly in the top of the second, the Cavs retook the lead in the next inning as
Riley Nichols was walked with the bases loaded, scoring
Kaylynn Baker.
- That score stood until the bottom of the sixth,
Madison Milne and
Taylor Clay both scored to put the Cavs up 4-1. They then sent the Mounties down in order in the top of the seventh to seal the win.
- Clay had two hits to lead the team, while Polan, Baker, McCauley and
Adyson Gibson each tallied a hit.
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Bayleigh Allison went the distance for her fourth win of the season, only allowing the one earned run off of four hits.
GAME TWO
- The Cavs scored four runs in the second inning, one in the third, and five in the fourth inning while only allowing two hits by Panthers.
- Clay and Polan crossed the plate after an
Abagail Mills single was extended by an error in the bottom of the first.
Savannah Johnson and Mills would later score on a pair of groundouts.
- Baker scored in the third and fifth innings, while Gibson, Polan, McCauley, and Clay all scored in the fifth to seal the 10-0 win.
- Baker and Polan had two hits apiece, while Clay, Mills,
Morgan Sutton and
Emmaleigh Banks each had a hit.
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Olivia Shockley improved to 1-1 on the season with the complete game. She only allowed two hits and struck out nine batters. The nine strikeouts are the most by a Highland Cavalier since McKenna Falwell struck out 12 Anderson batters in a 3-2 loss to the Trojans on Feb. 24, 2023.
UP NEXT
The Cavs will play two games against Virginia Union on Sunday to close out the weekend. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
