MEMPHIS, Tenn. –
Taylor Lloyd's complete game one-hit shutout capped off a strong weekend, as Montevallo defeated Christian Brothers 6-3 and 2-0 to capture the season sweep over the Lady Bucs. The Falcons have won three consecutive Gulf South Conference series and eight consecutive conference games.
GAME ONE
Rachel Whiddon and
Berkley Mooney split time in the circle in game one. Mooney was solid in relief, allowing no runs and racking up three strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work.
The Falcons struck first, as
Bentlee Stiner and
Riley Tyree scored on throwing miscues by the Lady Bucs, putting Montevallo ahead 2-0 in the top of the first inning.
Montevallo added to its lead with three runs in the top of the third inning.
Ariana Pinder hit an RBI-double to score
Molly Pendley, and
Madison Fargo followed that up with an RBI-groundout to score
Becca Benton.
Emma Hawkins ended the top half of the inning with an RBI-single, putting the Falcons ahead 5-0.
The Lady Bucs responded in the bottom half of the inning, plating three runs to cut the Montevallo lead to 5-3.
Both teams were held scoreless through the next three innings, as the Falcons took the two-run lead into the seventh inning.
Montevallo looked to add insurance in the top of the seventh, as
Skylar Johnson got things started with a leadoff walk. After a
Kennedy Hussey single advanced Johnson to third, she ultimately stole home on the next at-bat to give the Falcons a 6-3 advantage.
Berkley Mooney kept the Lady Bucs scoreless for the fourth inning in a row to preserve the 6-3 victory and overall series win.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 6 | Christian Brothers 3
Records: Montevallo 25-20 (14-12 GSC) | Christian Brothers 15-26 (6-20 GSC)
Location: Bland Field | Memphis, Tenn.
GAME NOTES
GAME TWO
Taylor Lloyd recorded her second win of the weekend and 12
th of the season, after pitching her 12
th complete game of the year. Lloyd only allowed one base runner the whole game, as the Lady Bucs notched its lone hit in the bottom of the seventh inning. The junior recorded three strikeouts and allowed no free passes in seven innings of work.
Montevallo started strong offensively, as the Falcons scored two runs in the top of the first inning for the third consecutive time in the series.
Bentlee Stiner reached base on an error and
Riley Tyree followed that up with a single. An RBI-single from
Becca Benton brought Stiner and Tyree home to put the Falcons ahead 2-0.
Both teams struggled to find success offensively, as the only other hit came off the bat of the Lady Bucs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Lloyd responded by inducing back-to-back fly outs to preserve the 2-0 victory and the series sweep over Christian Brothers.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 2 | Christian Brothers 0
Records: Montevallo 26-20 (15-12 GSC) | Christian Brothers 15-27 (6-21 GSC)
Location: Bland Field | Memphis, Tenn.
GAME NOTES
UP NEXT: Montevallo returns to action next week for its last home series against Union (Apr. 17-18).
