MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Montevallo softball team went 2-0 on Friday with 12-4 and 9-1 wins over Spring Hill.
GAME ONE
After a scoreless first inning, Montevallo's bats got hot in the bottom of the second with Syndee Reaves scoring the first run of the day off a bases-loaded error from Spring Hill. With the bases loaded again,
Lily Stone scored off a walk by
Shelby Sloan to make the score 2-0 in the second.
Taylor Robinson batted in the third run of the inning for Montevallo on a sacrifice fly that brought
Georgia Hughes home.
After Spring Hill scored on a wild pitch in the top of the third, the Falcons' offense exploded for eight runs in the inning.
Lauren Higginbotham hit a two-run blast over the left field wall for the first Montevallo homer at home. A double from
Ellie Derrick left two runners in scoring position until Stone notched her third RBI of the year with a single into left. Two Falcon batters later,
Maddie Taylor drove in the fourth run of the inning with a left-field single. Sloan reached on a fielder's choice that scored Stone before Robinson blasted one over the outfield fence for a three-run bomb that left Montevallo with an 11-1 lead.
A quiet inning from both sides gave Spring Hill just one more chance to avoid a run-rule loss. The Badgers showed signs of life in the top of the fifth with a three-run shot that trimmed the lead to 11-4 heading into the bottom of the inning.
Higinbotham's RBI sacrifice fly scored
Olivia Bergert and gave Montevallo a 12-4 victory.
Higginbotham lead the Falcons with a pair of hits with an impressive three RBI. Robinson drove in the most runs of the game with four RBI while
Brittany Crowson earned her second win of the season with just three hits allowed.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 12 | Spring Hill 4
Records: Montevallo 4-5 | Spring Hill 2-9
Location: Softball Stadium at Orr Park | Montevallo, Ala.
GAME NOTES
- Six different Falcons recorded hits with five Montevallo athletes driving in at least one run.
- The Falcons 12 runs are the most in a single game by Montevallo this season.
- Montevallo's 11 RBI are the most in a single game so far this season.
- Robinson hit her second HR of the year while Higginbotham's three-run shot was her second of the year.
GAME TWO
Montevallo opened the second game of the day with a pair of RBI doubles from
Alisha Lanyon and
Lauren Higginbotham in the bottom of the first to give the Falcons a two-run lead.
After a Spring Hill run in the third,
Taylor Robinson squared one up for a solo shot for her second round-trip of the day.
With just two hits in the next two and a half innings, Montevallo took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth. The Falcons erupted for six runs in the inning to take a run-rule win 9-1. To kick things off,
Sydnee Reaves drove a two-run homer over the centerfield wall that extended Montevallo's advantage to 5-1.
Ellie Derrick doubled into right field and was brought home off a sacrifice fly from
Rowan Franklin. Another bomb from Montevallo, this time from
Bentlee Stiner, brought home
Olivia Bergert for an 8-1 lead over the badgers.
Ansley Hudson scored the final run of the night with an RBI from Reaves to give Montevallo the 9-1 victory in six innings.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 9 | Spring Hill 1
Records: Montevallo 5-5 | Spring Hill 2-10
Location: Softball Stadium at Orr Park | Montevallo, Ala.
GAME NOTES
- The Falcons finished thesecond game of the afternoon with 11 hits for eight RBI and nine runs with just three strikeouts.
- Ariana Pinder earned her second win of the season with six innings in the circle, allowing just five hits.
- Reaves led Montevallo with three RBI on just one hit while Robinson and Higginbotham led the way with two hits each.
- Robinson's homer in the third was her third of the season.
- Reaves' home run was her first in a Falcon uniform.
UP NEXT: Montevallo will head east to face Georgia Southwestern in a two-game series on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
