Pfeiffer Softball Splits Day One at Grand Slam Triangle Classic

Raleigh, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2022) – Pfeiffer University split a pair of games on day one of the Grand Slam Triangle Softball Classic hosted by William Peace University at the Walnut Creek Complex in Raleigh, N.C. on Saturday.

The Basics
Game 1 –Arcadia def. Pfeiffer, 3-2
Game 2 – Pfeiffer def. Denison, 11-6

Records
Arcadia – 1-0
Denison – 0-1
Pfeiffer – 6-2

Location – Raleigh, N.C. – Walnut Creek Complex

How it Happened – Game 1 vs. Arcadia
Arcadia scored three runs in the sixth inning to open the scoring.  The first run came on a Pfeiffer wild pitch while an RBI single gave Arcadia the 2-0 lead.  The final run of the inning came on a passed ball, providing the 3-0 lead.

Pfeiffer responded in the bottom of the sixth when Kyndell Warren (Lenoir, N.C.) laced an RBI double, scoring Ashlyn Kennedy (New London, N.C.), trimming the lead to 3-1.

Pfeiffer got another run in the seventh on a two-out RBI single from Hannah Tyner (Carthage, N.C.) but a foul out ended the Pfeiffer bid to tie the game, with Arcadia earning the win in their first game of the season.

Senior Caiti Mickles (Boonville, N.C.) pitched 5.1 innings giving up two runs and striking out five batters in the loss.

Game 2
In game two, Pfeiffer fell behind 4-1 after three innings, but had a big fifth inning, highlighted by Peyton Farley (Cocoa, Fla.) who collected her first career home run, a grand slam, put Pfeiffer up 7-4.

Denison had a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth to draw to 7-6, but Pfeiffer extended the lead to 9-6 in the sixth inning on an Emma Chopko (Mooresville, N.C.) double and a Mattie Hinson (Norwood, N.C.) RBI single.

Pfeiffer then added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh on a Warren single followed by a sacrifice fly from Taylor Parrish (Rockingham, N.C.)

Mickles earned the win by pitching 2.1 innings allowing just one hit while Kennedy got her first save of the season.

Up Next
The Falcons will continue play in the Grand Slam Triangle Classic on Saturday, taking on No. 14 Piedmont at 10:00 a.m. and Randolph at 3:00 p.m.