CONWAY, Ark. - In the final day of the 2020 softball season, Hendrix hosted a rare tripleheader that involved three teams, Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps, Sunday. The Warriors batted the Panthers first.
Jordan Mallard brought the Warriors within a run in the first inning after a sacrifice fly but BSC pulled off the 9-1 victory after scoring the final seven runs of the game. In the second game, Hendrix ultimately fell to the Majors, 6-3, but batted with the bases loaded in the seventh inning with two outs. Hendrix ends the 2020 season with an even 7-7 mark and an even 4-4 record in SAA play. All seniors from the three schools were honored Sunday afternoon.
Game Details:
Sunday, Mar. 15 | 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM (first pitch)
Conway, Ark.
Result: Hendrix 1,
BSC 9 (Game one)
Result: Hendrix 3,
Millsaps 6 (Game two)
Records:
Warriors (7-7, 4-4 SAA)
Panthers (14-4, 8-0 SAA)
Majors (13-9, 3-2 SAA)
Game One
Hendrix's Decision(s) on the Mound:
LP:
Kendall White (2-2): 2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 47 pitches tossed
How The Warriors Scored:
1st -
Jordan Mallard flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI;
Jaydan Hunt scored.
Notables:
- Mallard picked up the lone RBI in the game while
Jaydan Hunt,
Avery Colclaser and
Kinsey Bryant picked up Hendrix's three lone hits of the game.
- Hunt finished 1-for-2 with a run at the plate.
- Colclaser picked up the lone stolen base for Hendrix in the game.
- After White pitched the first two innings,
Skyler Teague pitched the third inning while Kourney Lee tossed the final three innings of action; striking out two batters.
Game Two
Hendrix's Decision(s) on the Mound:
LP:
Jaydan Hunt (1-1): 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 79 pitches tossed
How The Warriors Scored:
6th -
Sarah Odale hit by pitch, RBI;
Gabby Naples advanced to second;
Laura Mortan advanced to third;
Jordan Mallard scored.
6th -
Jaydan Hunt walked, RBI;
Abby Gilbreath advanced to second;
Gabby Naples advanced to third;
Laura Mortan scored.
7th -
Jordan Mallard singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI;
Avery Colclaser scored.
Notables:
- After both teams were scoreless through four innings and combined for three hits, Millsaps plated two runs in the fifth frame to take the 2-0 lead.
- After the Majors carded three more runs in the sixth, the first three batters of the sixth frame for Hendrix reached base before
Sarah Odale was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded; her first RBI of her young career.
- After Odale got the Warriors on the scoreboard, Hunt drew another bases loaded walk to bring Hendrix within two runs, 5-2.
- In the seventh frame still trailing 5-2, a lead-off double by Coclaser and a single soon after from Mallard brought Hendrix within a pair of runs, 5-3. Mortan drew a walk next.
- Reames drew a walk with the bases loaded with two outs before
Abby Gilbreath flew out to deep center field to end the game.
- Mallard went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in her final game of the 2020 season; the lone Warrior to record two hits in the game.
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Jaydan Hunt picked up her first loss of the year despite only allowing one earned run in the five-inning performance Sunday against Millsaps and struck out one Major.
Up Next:
The 2020 season is now complete.
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