No. 25 Pfeiffer Softball Storms Back to Eliminate William Peace and Huntingdon
Misenheimer, N.C. (April 29, 2022) – The 25th-ranked Pfeiffer University softball team bounced back from a first round loss to eliminate William Peace and Huntingdon on day two of the USA South Softball Divisional Tournament at a sun-drenched
Jack Ingram Field on Friday afternoon.
The Basics
#25/1E Pfeiffer def. #3E William Peace, 14-4 (6 innings)
#25/1E Pfeiffer def. #2W Huntingdon, 7-1
Records
William Peace – 24-15
Huntingdon – 27-12
#25 Pfeiffer – 34-9
Location – Misenheimer, N.C. –
Jack Ingram Field
How it Happened – Pfeiffer vs. WPU
Pfeiffer jumped on William Peace early  by scoring three runs in the first inning with the first coming on a wild pitch. The Falcons'
Caiti Mickles then delivered and two-run homer that hugged the left field foul pole to give Pfeiffer the 3-0 lead.
A Falcon double from Ashlynn Kennedy in the second inning game Pfeiffer the 4-0 lead and in the third inning,
Mattie Hinson's RBI single pushed the lead to 5-0.
Two more Falcon runs were plated in the fourth inning, with the first on a
Gracie Griffin sacrifice fly followed by another score on a Pacer wild pitch.
WPU got four of those runs back in the fourth inning, but the Falcons responded in the fifth when Mickles and Hinson belted back-to-back home runs, both solo shots, to go up 9-4. A Kennedy groundout later in the inning allowed the Pfeiffer lead to grow to 10-4.
In the sixth, Pfeiffer added four more runs to win by the run-rule, the first two of the inning on a bases-loaded hit by pitch followed by a bases-loaded walk.
Kennedy would lace a two-run double double t
in the sixth to give Pfeiffer the 14-4 lead.
WPU did start the sixth with a leadoff double, but Pfeiffer put the brakes on the Pacer comeback to secure the win, ending the Pacers season.
How it Happened – Pfeiffer vs. Huntingdon
Pfeiffer rode the momentum of the run-rule win over William Peace to belt the visiting Hawks 7-1.
The Falcons jumped out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back. Pfeiffer claimed the 3-0 lead in the second inning after an RBI single from
Gretchen Wolpert followed by a two-run double from Kennedy.
Kennedy would strike again in the fourth when she tripled down the right field line, driving in one to go up 4-0.
Mickles and
Taylor Parrish each had RBIs in the fifth inning, with Mickles ripping a single down the left field line and Parrish placing a double off the left center wall to five Pfeiffer the 6-0 lead.
Hannah Tyner would hit into a fielder's choice that allowed Hinson to score to put Pfeiffer up 7-0.
Huntingdon did scratch across a run in the sixth inning on an RBI single.
In the seventh Kennedy shut the door on the Hawks' season by retiring the visitors in order, improving her record to 18-3 on the season. In the circle, Kennedy threw a complete game, scattering five hits while giving up just the single run. She also struck out a pair of Hawk batters in the win.
Up Next
Pfeiffer advances to the championship game in bracket one of the USA South Divisional Tournament against Wesleyan College. To clinch the divisional crown, the Falcons would have to defeat the Wolves twice. Wesleyan upset Pfeiffer on day one of the tournament by a 6-3 score.
First pitch at
Jack Ingram Field is slated for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30.
