Tuesday, April 2
Johnson City, Tenn.
2:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
25-14
11
at
2
East Tennessee State
5-23
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
| ETSU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Gardner-Webb Splits Doubleheader at East Tennessee State
April 02, 2024 | Softball
Runnin’ Bulldogs take the first of two against the Buccaneers
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Gardner-Webb University softball team split a doubleheader at East Tennessee State University on Tuesday afternoon. The Runnin' Bulldogs took the first game in six innings by a final score of 11-2. ETSU took game two in extras by a final of 5-4.
The Runnin' Bulldogs had the bats going early in game one putting up a five spot in the second inning. Taylor Dreher doubled scoring one, and Kayleigh Nicholson and Jailyn Tineo both hit two-run bombs. Gardner-Webb tallied three more in the third with a single and two hit batters with loaded bases. Despite ETSU getting a pair across in the third inning, Annicka McLaughlin singled in the fifth to score one, and Emily Garcia singled to bring a pair home in the sixth ending the game via run rule 11-2.
Ella Christopher homered in the second to get the 'Dawgs on the board first in game two. After ETSU tied it in the third, the game remained 1-1 until the sixth inning. Bella Ligotti hit a two-run homer in the sixth briefly giving GWU the lead. The Buccaneers went on tie it at three in the bottom frame ultimately sending the game into extras. GWU took a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly. This set the stage for ETSU to get a pair across on two singles to win the game 5-4 walking it off.
Gardner-Webb will return to the field on Saturday, April 6 for the start a three-game series at Radford University starting with a double-header at 2:00 p.m.
The Runnin' Bulldogs had the bats going early in game one putting up a five spot in the second inning. Taylor Dreher doubled scoring one, and Kayleigh Nicholson and Jailyn Tineo both hit two-run bombs. Gardner-Webb tallied three more in the third with a single and two hit batters with loaded bases. Despite ETSU getting a pair across in the third inning, Annicka McLaughlin singled in the fifth to score one, and Emily Garcia singled to bring a pair home in the sixth ending the game via run rule 11-2.
Ella Christopher homered in the second to get the 'Dawgs on the board first in game two. After ETSU tied it in the third, the game remained 1-1 until the sixth inning. Bella Ligotti hit a two-run homer in the sixth briefly giving GWU the lead. The Buccaneers went on tie it at three in the bottom frame ultimately sending the game into extras. GWU took a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly. This set the stage for ETSU to get a pair across on two singles to win the game 5-4 walking it off.
Gardner-Webb will return to the field on Saturday, April 6 for the start a three-game series at Radford University starting with a double-header at 2:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Doolittle, Elle (3-4)
L: Whitley Arnott (2-4)
S: Gilbert, Sydney (1)
Batting:
2B: Christopher, Ella 2 ; Dreher, Taylor 1
HR: Tineo, Jailyn 1 ; Nicholson, Kayleigh 1
RBI: Tineo, Jailyn 3 ; McLaughlin, Annicka 1 ; Dreher, Taylor 1 ; Nicholson, Kayleigh 3 ; Garcia, Emily 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Tineo, Jailyn 1 ; Wayland, Meredith 1 ; Christopher, Ella 1 ; Dreher, Taylor 3 ; Nicholson, Kayleigh 4 ; Garcia, Emily 1
HBP: Tineo, Jailyn 1 ; Garcia, Emily 1
Batting:
RBI: Maddison Stowell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cameron Young 1 ; Tiare Rieger 1
SB: Riley Nayadley 1
HBP: Maddison Stowell 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
4
H
4
RBI
3
AB
4
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
3
H
3
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
Players Mentioned
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OF
/ Softball
UTIL
/ Softball
UTIL
/ Softball
SS
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