WINONA LAKE, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University softball team had an offensive explosion at the plate on the way to a doubleheader sweep of Grace College Saturday. The Cougars posted an 8-3 victory in game one before erupting for an 18-6 win in game two – the most runs scored by SAU in a single game since posting 19 during the 2010 season.
THE BASICS
SCORES: Spring Arbor 8, Grace 3
Spring Arbor 18, Grace 6
LOCATION: Miller Field | Winona Lake, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 19-21 (13-15 CL), Grace
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
- The score was tied 1-1 after the first inning, but Spring Arbor would tally at least one run in each of the next four to take a commanding lead.
- The Cougars scored three times in the second on RBI hits by Kyla Semones and Hope Longenbarger. Then, in the third, Sydney Taylor crushed a solo home run to put SAU up 5-1. Taylor drove in two more an inning later with a two-out double to left. A sacrifice fly by Semones in the fifth capped the scoring for the Cougars.
- Taylor went 2-for-4 with four RBI's while Longenbarger and Jade Nowe also collected two hits each.
- Kelsey Brown pitched all seven innings allowing just two earned runs, scattering nine hits and striking out two batters.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
- Grace raced out to a 4-1 lead after the first two innings. However, Spring Arbor responded with a four-run third to take the lead.
- The Cougars and Lancers were tied 6-6 heading into sixth inning, but SAU would tally 12 unanswered runs over the final two frames to secure the season sweep of Grace.
- Spring Arbor pounded out 20 hits in the contest. Taylor had four in five trips to the plate while Nowe picked up three along with four RBI's.
- Lauren Heath went the distance pitching all seven innings. She gave up four earned runs and had two strikeouts.
UP NEXT
The Cougars visit the University of Saint Francis (17-20, 10-14 CL) on Tuesday, Apr. 24 before returning home to host Mount Vernon Nazarene University (21-13-1, 13-9-1 CL) on Wednesday, Apr. 25 in their final home game of the regular season.
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