Softball Sweeps Newman on Road Trip
February 18, 2018
WICHITA, KAN. – Southeastern avenged a loss at its home tournament by sweeping a double-header on Saturday afternoon against Newman in Wichita, Kan., taking game one 7-5 in eight innings before picking up a 10-0 run-rule win in the nightcap.
The sweep lifts the Savage Storm to 6-7 overall on the year.
In the opener SE collected just three hits, with Elexis Watson turning in two and Karsyn Brigance adding the other.
However, Brigance would drive in two on her hit, a two-run shot, while Watson, Destiny Riddle, Keeshia Thompson, Sydnee Hinkle, and Kennedy Salyer each drove in one run.
Kelsey Story got the start and tossed a complete game in the victory, allowing five runs, only one of which was earned, on five hits.
Watson put SE on the board first with a double in the top of the first to score Thompson and would come home a batter later on the Brigance homer to put the Stork on top 3-0.
Southeastern would take advantage of errors in the fourth inning with Hinkle and Salyers each driving in a run to open up a 5-0 lead.
NU returned the favor in the bottom of the fifth, using an error to keep an inning alive and knot the game at 5-5.
That would force extra inning and SE would use three-straight bunts to bring home Brittany Chatellier and Symphoni Shomo to take a 7-5 lead which would hold to be the final score.
In the nightcap SE kicked the offense in gear in the second inning, sending 11 batters to the plate as Shomo, Thompson, Brigance, Mykaela Wallace and Hinkle each drove in runs to help push the Storm out to a 6-0 lead.
Thompson would single home Hope Deanda in the third followed by a three-run Watson homer in the fifth to put the run rule into effect and set the final of 10-0.
Riddle and Thompson each turned in a pair of hits, while Shomo, Watson and Salyers each added one.
Watson's three RBI led the Storm, with Thompson driving in two while Shomo, Brigance, Wallace and Hinkle each added one.
Riddle got the start and collected the win after tossing 3.0 innings and allowing a hit while striking out one.
Emily Cudd came on in relief and mirrored her effort with no runs on one hit with one K in 2.0 innings.
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