ANDERSON, SC – The UVA Wise softball team fell in a close game one at Anderson before the Trojans rallied to take the second game and the South Atlantic Conference series Saturday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result Game One: Anderson 7, UVA Wise 3
Result Game Two: Anderson 15, UVA Wise 5, 5 innings
Records: UVA Wise (16-17, 2-8 SAC); Anderson (18-16, 4-8 SAC)
Location: Anderson, SC
GAME ONE
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Adyson Gibson scored for the Cavs in the first inning via a double to right center by
Mallory McKnight.
- The Trojans would score twice in the second and third innings and add three more runs in the fifth.
- Another double by McKnight scored
Jessica Clark in the sixth inning, followed by
Lindsey Polan later scoring in the same inning from a single to right field by
Abagail Mills. AU then held off the Cavs in the seventh inning to take the 7-3 win.
- UVA Wise had six hits in the game, while Anderson had seven.
- McKnight was 3-3 with two RBI for the game, while Mills,
Taylor Clay, and
Kaylynn Baker each tallied a hit.
GAME TWO
- UVA Wise scored three runs to open the game. McKnight scored
Emma McCauley and Gibson with a two run double to left center. She was later brought home on a double by
Bayleigh Allison.
- AU then heated up and scored six runs in the first and four more in the second innings.
- Clay scored in the fourth on a wild pitch and Gibson would follow later in the inning, also on a wild pitch. Anderson then scored five more runs in the bottom of the inning and win the game.
- UVA Wise had seven hits to AU's thirteen, with McKnight going 2-3 with a run and two RBI and Polan also going 2-3.
GETTING WISE
- McKnight had a good day as she hit .833 (5-6) with a run, three doubles and four RBI.
- Polan hit .400 for the series as she went 2-5 with a run.
UP NEXT
UVA Wise returns home for a pair of SAC series as they host Newberry Wednesday afternoon and Carson-Newman on Saturday. First pitch for both series is set for 1 p.m.
