Softball Drops DH at Milligan

MILLIGAN, TN - The Columbia College softball team dropped the first game of their AAC doubleheader 4-1 on the road at Milligan University on Wednesday afternoon.

MU scored two runs in the first inning off game one starting pitcher Addison Warner, scoring on an RBI single and an error. The Lady Buffs then added another run in the third inning before CC loaded the bases in the 5th inning on a walk and two singles. Senior 1B Aliyah Crawley then walked on four pitches to drive in CF Lana Hampson, who had also walked. However, DH Ally Boyd grounded out to end the threat. Farrell was also thrown out at home in the third inning as she tried to score from second on Hinz's base hit.

Freshman 2B Maggie Hinz continued her hot streak by recording three more hits in the game to extend her hitting streak to 10 straight while sophomore LF Brooke Farrell also added two hits. Hinz is batting an astounding .639 during the hitting streak, knocking 23 hits over 36 at bats as she is now hitting .357 on the season.

Warner pitched 6 innings allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits walking just one and striking out six to get the tough loss dropping to 8-7. Warner now has 74 strikeouts on the season to lead the team by a wide margin and is tied for 2nd in the conference in Ks. Warner is also tied for 5th in the AAC in wins (8) as well.

GAME 2: Boyd started in the circle in game two but lasted only four innings allowing 6 runs, only 2 of them earned, on 5 hits while walking three and striking out one. Relievers Kynsly Gehling and Paige Branham then combined to throw the remaining two innings allowing 3 hits and 3 runs on a walk and a strikeout.

MU built a 6-0 lead after four innings before CC cut it to four with a two-run homer from freshman catcher Reagan Kelly in the 6th. Milligan then added three more in the 6th with the help of an error to put the game away.

Hinz' hit streak came to an end in game two as she went 0 for 4. Freshman Elaina Seymour and outfielder Addyson Tucker also each recorded singles as well while Seymour also walked twice. 

Columbia falls to 15-21 overall and 10-10 in the AAC while MU improved to 17-13 on the season and 11-11 in conference as they remain tied for 8th in the league.

The Lady Koalas will next head back out on the road to battle Montreat College (23-11) in the Asheville area on Saturday afternoon in a 4PM doubleheader.