CLINTON, Miss. – The University of Montevallo softball team take the first game of today's doubleheader against No. 8 Mississippi College on Saturday, Mar. 16.
GAME ONE
The Falcons were able to behind a tremendous outing in the circle from sophomore
Taylor Lloyd. Lloyd would toss her fifth complete game of the season with seven innings pitched and four strikeouts while only allowing one earned run and zero walks. The Soddy Daisy native now lowers her ERA to sub 3.00 with the third most innings pitched in the Gulf South Conference at 84.1 and is tied for the third most wins in the conference with nine.
Montevallo took the lead early with a
Sydnee Reaves bomb to center for her 12
th homer of the season. Reaves would come back around the next time through the lineup to cause more damage with a single to center to score
Ansley Hudson.
Kendall Channell came up later in the inning and reached on a single to second base which scored
Ariana Pinder.
Adversity struck the Falcons in the bottom of the fifth where the Choctaws had the bases loaded with no outs.
Taylor Lloyd induced a fly out to center that wasn't deep enough to score the runner on third for the first out. The next batter got a run home with a sacrifice fly to center for the RBI. The Falcons got out of the inning with a groundout to
Olivia Bergert who tossed it to Pinder who tagged second for the force out.
MC made another run at the Falcons in the seventh but a strikeout by Lloyd and a fly out to center would end the game and the Choctaw threat. Montevallo would earn their second highest ranked win in program history by defeating the No. 8 Choctaws.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 3 | Mississippi College 1
Records: Montevallo 16-8 (9-1 GSC) | Mississippi College 17-5 (5-5 GSC)
Location: MC Softball Complex (Clinton, Miss.)
GAME NOTES
- The Falcons have won the last 12 out of 13 games where Taylor Lloyd has started in the circle.
- Taylor Lloyd has allowed four earned runs in her last 19 innings pitched.
- Sydnee Reaves is 13 for her last 16 at the plate and has extended her hitting streak to seven games. Reaves picked up her fifth consecutive multi-RBI game.
- Ariana Pinder, Kendall Channell and Ansley Hudson picked up a hit in the game.
GAME TWO
In the second game of the doubleheader, Mississippi College pitching shut down the Falcons and handed Montevallo their second shutout loss of the season. The Choctaws picked up four runs in the first inning and were able to hold the lead from there.
After the first inning, Falcons starter,
Rachel Whiddon, was fantastic as she fired five scoreless frames against one of the top offenses in the country. Whiddon went six strong innings while giving up three earned runs, eight hits and she struck out three. The junior from Greenville, Alabama has three starts where she's pitched six or more innings in her last five outings.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 0 | Mississippi College 4
Records: Montevallo 16-9 (9-2 GSC) | Mississippi College 18-5 (6-5 GSC)
Location: MC Softball Complex (Clinton, Miss.)
GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
Tomorrow is now set for a huge rubber game where the winner takes the series. First pitch is set for noon on Sunday, Mar. 17 at the MC Softball Complex in Clinton, Miss.
