Barlow Homers, Tierce Triples And Denney Doubles In Emmanuel Sweep

Barlow Homers, Tierce Triples And Denney Doubles In Emmanuel Sweep

AMERICUS, Ga.- The Georgia Southwestern softball team won both their games verse Emmanuel College Saturday at Lady 'Canes Field.

GSW moved to 5-5 overall while EC dropped to 2-4.

GAME 1: GSW 4, EC 2

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning when Mikela Barlow scored off a single form Allee Denney and Joshlyn Martin scored off a wild pitch to give the Lady 'Canes a 2-0 lead.

GSW scored two more in the bottom of the fifth when Ella Hawkins scored off a double from Barlow and Barlow scored off a single from Hayley Tierce.

Emmanuel scored in the sixth off a a double and scored again in the seventh off a wild pitch.

Martin was 3-3 at the plate and Brittany Davis was 2-3.

GSW finished with eight hits, four runs, three RBIs and two errors.

Kaley Sikes (W, 2-1) pitched seven innings, faced 31 batters, had eight hits, two runs, walked zero and struck out four.

GAME 2: GSW 7, EC 2

The Lady 'Canes scored three in the first inning. Barlow and Tierce scored off a double from Denney and Denney scored off a single from Sabrina Sieber.

Emmanuel scored two in the third to come within one run.

Barlow retaliated with a home run to start the bottom of the third and give GSW a two-run buffer.

GSW scored their final three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Ella Hawkins and Barlow scored off a triple from Tierce and Tierce scored off a single from Martin.

Barlow went 2-2 at the plate. Tierce, Denney and Sieber all went 2-3.

GSW finished with nine hits, seven runs, seven RBIs and zero errors.

Brittany Childs (W, 1-2) pitched seven innings, faced 27 batters, had four hits, two runs, walked one and struck out five.

The Lady 'Canes are home on Sunday to host LaGrange at 12 and 2 p.m.

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