Cierra Smith, Staff Writer
This past Tuesday May 18, 2017, the Wingate softball team took their record to 25-21 overall and 10-8 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) in a double-header win over the Catawba College Indians. In the first game that started at 2 pm, the Bulldogs won with a score of 2-0 and in the second game starting at 4 pm, it was a close game with a score of 5-4. This win comes after a tough loss to Carson-Newman Friday in a SAC conference game.
In the first game, the team was led to a victory by a few key players including freshman Mary Claire Coyne (#14) who had a great night with a triple after three times at bat and one run to home plate. Sophomores Naomi Sapp and Taylor Wells also helped lead the dogs to a victory with significant plays.
Catawba had prominent players including Kristen Stinnard who went up to bat three times and had a hit for the first game, as well as Keri Faulkner who also got a hit for the team.
In game two, we still see Mary Claire Coyne leading the game ending the night with four runs to home plate and a grand slam with two hits at bat. Following suit was seniors Katie McLaurin and Olivia Smith who helped solidify the victory with two hits and a run each.
Catawba scored much better in this match with players Katherine Shumaker and Leah Huggins contributing a series of RBI and a homer for the team, boosting the score for the Indians to 4 at the close of the game.
The Wingate softball team will have another double-header SAC game this Saturday, April 22nd against the Anderson Trojans.
Photo Source: Wingate Athletics
Edited by: Brea Childs
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