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Macon, GA - Covenant College spoiled the season opener for Wesleyan College by taking both ends of a doubleheader at the Mathews Athletic Complex, 7-0 and 8-0.
By the Numbers:
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| CC (3-0) |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
| WC (0-1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| CC (4-0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
x |
x |
8 |
8 |
1 |
| WC (0-2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
x |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Notables:
- Despite the lopsided scores, Wesleyan's pitchers held Covenant scoreless in nine of the doubleheader's 12 innings.
- McKenzi Shelpman picked up a hit in her first game for the Wolves.
- Quanetria Jackson and Miriam Grant joined Shelpman in their collegiate debuts.
Quotable:
Wesleyan head softball coach Dickey Hightower remarked, ""The scores don't accurately reflect how we played today. Our pitching and defense were decent, but offensively we stuggled. I know we will start to hit the ball better than we did today as the season progresses and we get more reps. We have a lot of work to do before next Saturday, and we will focus primarily on offense this week. I think we had some first game jitters out there today, so hopefully we will get past that and play a little more consistently next weekend.""
""One very positive note was that Valerie Clower went the full seven innings in her first game, and although she threw a few too many pitches, it was a good performance after not pitching for almost two years due to an injury.""
Up Next:
Saturday, February 18 vs. Sewanee (DH) | Macon, GA | 1:00pm/3:00pm
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