Tuskegee softball splits West Georgia doubleheader
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — The Tuskegee University softball team returned to non-conference play with a midweek doubleheader against the University of West Georgia Wednesday afternoon and used a big fifth inning in game two to walk away with a split, winning 3-2 in the finale.
After falling behind 2-1 in the second inning, and trailing most of the game, Tuskegee (9-21) got on the board again in the fifth inning. They tied the score at 2-all when Cari Driver doubled to the gap scoring Sharde Thomas who slid under the tag of West Georgia catcher Mallory Sanders. The Lady Golden Tigers would take the lead on the next batter when Chante Warner singled to center driving in Driver to give Tuskegee a 3-2 lead.
From there, reigining SIAC co-Pitcher of the Week Kaylin Finch (4-6) shut the door and did not allow a run over the final two innings. She allowed just one hit in the final seven batters she faced.
Finch finished with a complete game effort, allowing just three hits and striking out.
Thomas led Tuskegee at the plate with a pair of hits, going 2-for-2 with a run scored and a run batted in. Driver, Warner and Jamaica Williams each added a hit in the finale.
In the opener, West Georgia (21-14) jumped ahead early as they scored a pair of runs in the first inning and added another on a Summer Wallace homerun for the 3-0 margin.
Karisa Foye (1-4) suffered the loss with a complete game effort, allowing just three runs off of eight hits. She struck out a pair of West Georgia batters in the loss.
Warner led Tuskegee at the plate, going 2-for-3; while Driver, Finch, and Foye picked up the other three hits off of West Georgia starter Megan Roberts (2-1).
Tuskegee is off until next Tuesday when they face Alabama A&M in a doubleheader. The games will be play at Tuskegee, with first pitch scheduled for 1 pm.
