Softball Sweeps Asbury with Late Comeback in Game Two

(WILMORE, Ky.)-Thomas More University softball swept Asbury in their series on Monday (April 18), winning game one 8-2 and game two 7-4. The Saints overall record improves to 14-26.

Game 1: THOMAS MORE: 8-2

• Sophomore Sarah Caruso (Rootstown, Ohio/Rootstown) scored on a wild pitch in the top of the second inning to put the Saints on the board 1-0. Senior Baylee Hobeika (Colerain, Ohio/Colerain) would score on a bases loaded walk to extend the team's lead to 2-0. Junior Hailey McAdoo (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) would single to send in senior Adrian Marquez (Rushville, Ind./Rushville Consolidated) and senior Lauren Taylor (Reading, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame) to make it a 4-0 gane. Junior Mattison Fisher (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) would score on a wild pitch (5-0). Junior Caitlin Dawson (Georgetown, Ky./Scott) grounded out to second to send in Hailey McAdoo for the Saints final run of the inning (6-0).
• In the top of the fifth inning, senior Elana Harrison (Mason, Ohio/Mason) doubled to score graduate student Valerie Hudepohl (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) to put the Saints up 7-0. First Emma Kent (Hamilton, Ohio/Badin) hit a sac fly to send in Elana Harrison (8-0). 
• Asbury would score one run in the bottom of the fifth inning and one run in the bottom of the seventh (8-2).

Game 2: THOMAS MORE: 7-4

• Asbury scored one run in the bottom of the first and three runs in the bottom of the third inning (0-4).
• Adrian Marquez hit a two run homerun in the top of the seventh inning to score Lauren Taylor to put the Saints within two (2-4). Caitlin Dawson singled to send in Mattison Fisher to make it a 3-4 game. Elana Harrison would ground out to first to score Hailey McAdoo for the tying run (4-4). Caitlin Dawson scored on a wild pitch to give the Saints a 5-4. Lauren Taylor would step up to the plate and single to score Sarah Caruso and Baylee Hobeika to extend the Saints lead to 7-4.

Game 1:

• Valerie Hudepohl went 2-4 at the plate and scored one run.
• Elana Harrison was 2-3 with one RBI and scored one run.
• Emma Kent went 1-1 with one RBI.
• Lauren Taylor was 1-2 and scored one run.

Game 2:

• Hailey McAdoo went 2-4 at the plate and scored one run.
• Lauren Taylor was 1-1 with two RBIs and scored one run. 

Game 1:

• Junior pitcher Annika Gels (Eaton, Ohio/Eaton) pitched 7.0 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) off seven hits, and struck out eight.

Game 2:

• Emma Kent pitched 3.0 innings, giving up four runs (one earned) off three hits.
• Sophomore Cassidy King (Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up no runs off four hits, and struck out two.

 The Saints return to the field this weekend (April 22) to face Pikeville in their regular season closer on Thomas More Field in a doubleheader beginning at 2:00 pm ET.