Pfeiffer Softball Finishes USA South Play With Sweep of Southern Virginia

Misenheimer, N.C. (April 25, 2022) – The Pfeiffer University softball team finished USA South regular season play with a doubleheader sweep over visiting Southern Virginia University on Saturday afternoon under sunny skies and a warm Jack Ingram Field.

The Basics
Game 1 – Pfeiffer def. Southern Virginia, 13-2 (5 innings)
Game 2 – Pfeiffer def. Southern Virginia, 10-0 (5 innings)

Records
Southern Virginia – 3-33, 1-17 USA South
Pfeiffer – 30-8,  16-2 USA South

Location – Misenheimer, N.C. – Jack Ingram Field
How it Happened – Game 1
Leading 2-1, Pfeiffer put up 11 runs in the fourth inning on the visiting Knights.  In the frame, Pfeiffer sent 15 batters to the plate, with senior Alexis Walter delivering a double and Kyndell Warren blasting a three-run home run.  All-told, Pfeiffer battered SVU pitching for 11 hits in the inning.

Freshman Emma Bullin then came in to retire the side in order to end the game.

Pitcher Ashlynn Kennedy improved to 15-2 on the season in the circle, pitching four innings, allowing just one run while striking out a pair of batters.

Game 2
Senior Caiti Mickles belted a grand slam in the first inning to give the Falcons the early 4-0 lead.  An RBI single from Kennedy in the second followed by a two-RBI double from freshman Gracie Griffin pushed the Falcon lead to 7-0.

The lead would grow to 7-0 in the third inning on an Hannah Tyner RBI single followed by a Kennedy RBI single, to make it 9-0.

Pfeiffer would score their tenth run of the game in the fourth with an Alexis Walter single.

Haley Strange would issue a walk in the fifth inning, but would then retire the next three batters to end the game.

Up Next
Pfeiffer will complete the regular season with a home nonconference doubleheader with Ferrum College on Monday, April 25.  First pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.