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Emily Ingle and Maggie Griffis
Hayley Proctor
8
Winner Southern Wesleyan SOUTHERN 4-22
5
Converse CONVERSE 1-38
Winner
Southern Wesleyan SOUTHERN
4-22
8
Final
5
Converse CONVERSE
1-38
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Wesleyan SOUTHERN 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 8 12 1
Converse CONVERSE 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 8 4

W: E. Collins (3-9) L: Ballard, Serrah (0-12)

8
Winner Southern Wesleyan SOUTHERN 5-22
4
Converse CONVERSE 1-39
Winner
Southern Wesleyan SOUTHERN
5-22
8
Final
4
Converse CONVERSE
1-39
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Wesleyan SOUTHERN 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 8 10 1
Converse CONVERSE 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 9 4

W: E. Collins (2-9) L: Ingle, Emily (0-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Ingle’s and Griffis’s Home Runs Help Valkyries in Games Against Southern Wesleyan

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A home run in game one by Emily Ingle and another one in game two from Maggie Griffis would help Converse, but ultimately, not be enough as they dropped two games to Southern Wesley by scores of 8-5 and 8-4.
 
Game 1 Final: Southern Wesleyan 8-5 Converse
Game 2 Final: Southern Wesleyan 8-4 Converse
Records: Converse (1-39, 0-16 Conference Carolinas), Southern Wesleyan (5-22, 4-10 Conference Carolinas)
 
Game 1 Notes:
  • Bottom 1 - The Valkyries got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead of the Warriors. Brooklyn McElrath started things off by hitting a single followed by Ryan Finazzo who hit a sacrifice bunt to advance McElrath to second. Maggie Griffis would then single to left field which allowed McElrath to cross home plate for Converse.
  • Top 3 – Southern Wesleyan would get two runs on the board to take the lead.
  • Top 4 – Continuing to score, the Warriors were able to put up three more runs in the top of the fourth inning to now have a 5-1 lead.
  • Bottom 4 – Bouncing back, Faith Hauser scored a run for Converse off of single to right field by Brooke Scruggs making it a 5-2 game, still in Southern Wesleyan's favor.
  • Bottom 5 – With Griffis and Grace McKinney on base, Emily Ingle's home run tied the game up at five each. This is Ingle's second home run of the year.
  • Top 6 – The Warriors put up two more runs in the top of the sixth to regain the lead.
  • Top 7 – To finish out the game, Southern Wesleyan put one more run up on the board to secure the 8-5 win.
  • Serrah Ballard pitched three innings and Belle Roper pitched four innings with one strikeout.
Game 2 Notes:
  • Top 2 – The Warriors took an early 5-0 lead to start off game two against the Valkyries.
  • Bottom 3 – With McElrath on second and Taylor Rodgers on third, McKinney's sacrifice bunt moved each girl to the next base. Following, Griffis singled to center field which allowed McElrath to score and for Rodgers to advance to third. Ingle then singled to left field which sent Rodgers home to make it a 5-2 game.
  • Top 4 – A home run with one on base and another run scored would give Southern Wesleyan a now 8-2 lead over Converse.
  • Bottom 5 – Griffis followed with her own home run, her second of the season, with one other on base to draw close to the Warriors lead.
  • Southern Wesleyan picked up the 8-4 win in game two. Ingle pitched 1.2 innings with two strikeouts, and Ballard pitched 5.1 innings with four strikeouts.
 
Converse Series Leaders:
Emily Ingle – 8 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 4 RBI, 1.2 IP, 2 K
Maggie Griffis – 7 AB, 2 R, 4 H, 4 RBI
Serrah Ballard – 8.1 IP, 4 AB
 
Next Up:
Converse will travel to King University on Wednesday, April 13 for a pair of Conference Carolina games.
 
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