Salisbury, N.C.----The seventh-seeded Coker College Cobras put up a pair of six-run innings Saturday afternoon en route to a 15-4 victory over the second-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs on day one of the 2019 South Atlantic Conference softball tournament. Coker improves to 31-16 overall, while Wingate is eliminated from the tournament, falling to 32-17 on the season.
KEY STATS
- Coker out-hit Wingate 14-9
- The Cobras had six extra-base hits including four homers; WU had one extra-base hit
- The 'Dogs left six on base; the Cobras stranded five
- Wingate committed two of the three errors
- Coker pitchers had two strikeouts and a walk; WU had seven strikeouts and four walks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Jordan Floyd was two-for-three with an RBI and a run scored
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Aubrey Reep also had an RBI and a run scored
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Sam Hogan contributed a hit and an RBI
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Haley Cashwell also drove in a run
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Mary Claire Coyne went two-for-three with a double and a run scored
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Noami Sapp also had a hit and run scored
FIRST INNING
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Brianna Strickland's RBI single gave Coker an early 1-0 lead
SECOND INNING
- Reep led off the frame with a single, then scored on Hogan's RBI single to tie it
THIRD INNING
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Ashley Meckley's two-run homer gave the Cobras a 3-1 advantage
- A
Madison King two-run single made it 5-1
- A pair of bases-loaded walks put Coker on top by six
- Sapp reached on a one-out single in the bottom of the frame, then went to third on Coyne's double
- A Reep sacrifice fly made it 7-2
FOURTH INNING
- Strickland's two-run homer put the Cobras on top 9-2
- Floyd and
Taylor Wells started the bottom of the inning with singles
- Cashwell's sacrifice fly plated Floyd to make it 9-3
FIFTH INNING
- A
Lauren DeWitt two-run single put the Cobras on top by eight
- Strickland followed with a two-run double
- King's two-run shot made it 15-3
- Singles from Coyne and
Sammi Jo Loney put two on for WU in the bottom of the frame
- Floyd's RBI single made the final margin 15-4
WRAPUP
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Christine Carver got the win, moving to 9-8
- She allowed three runs on six hits in four innings, striking out one and walking one
- Reep took the loss, falling to 15-7
- She allowed three earned runs on four hits in 2 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking one
UP NEXT
- Wingate will await to learn its postseason fate when the NCAA tournament field is announced
- The Bulldogs were ranked ninth in the most recent NCAA Southeast Region rankings
