Softball earns shutout doubleheader sweep over Kentucky Wesleyan

(OWENSBORO, Ky.)- Thomas More University's softball team swept Kentucky Wesleyan College in their double header on Wednesday (April 15), 9-0 (6 innings) in game one and 11-0 (5 innings) in game two. The Saints overall record is now 19-23, and 6-10 in conference.
 

Game one: Thomas More 9 – Kentucky Wesleyan 0 (6 innings)

• In the top of the 4^th inning, sophomore Brooklyn Couch (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) flew out to center field to score first year Alisha Fox (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason) to put the Saints up 1-0.
• In the top of the 5^th inning, senior Ashtyn Elbe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) singled to left field to score junior Adi Johnson (Ross, Ohio/Ross) to put the Saints up 2-0. First year Alisha Fox tripled down the right field line to score sophomore Haylee Palmer (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg), senior Ashtyn Elbe, and sophomore Emma Fegan (Bargersville, Ind./Roncalli) to put the Saints up 5-0.
• In the top of the 6^th inning, sophomore Loghan Cromer (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) reached first on an error, scoring senior Sophia Thoma (Cleves, Ohio/Taylor) to put the Saints up 6-0. Sophomore Emma Fegan singled to left field to score junior Adi Johnson to put the Saints up 7-0. Sophomore Haylee Palmer singled down the right field line to score sophomore Loghan Cromer to put the Saints up 8-0. First year Alisha Fox flew out to right field to score sophomore Emma Fegan to put the Saints up 9-0.

Game two: Thomas More 11 – Kentucky Wesleyan 0 (5 innings)

• In the top of the 1^st inning, sophomore Haylee Palmer walked to score sophomore Loghan Cromer to put the Saints up 1-0. First year Alisha Fox flew out to right field to score sophomore Emma Fegan to put the Saints up 2-0. Sophomore Natalie Harris (Vandalia, Ohio/Vandalia Butler) singled up the middle to score sophomore Haylee Palmer and senior Ashtyn Elbe to put the Saints up 4-0. Sophomore Brooklyn Couch doubled to left field to score sophomore Natalie Harris to put the Saints up 5-0.

• In the top of the 2^nd inning, sophomore Natalie Harris doubled to right center to score senior Ashtyn Elbe to put the Saints up 6-0. Sophomore Brooklyn Couch singled to left field to score sophomore Natalie Harris to put the Saints up 7-0.
• In the top of the 4^th inning, sophomore Haylee Palmer doubled down the left field line to score senior Ashtyn Elbe to put the Saints up 8-0. Sophomore Haylee palmer scored on a wild pitch to put the Saints up 9-0. Junior Anna Greenwell (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands) tripled to left center to score sophomore Brooklyn Couch to put the Saints up 10-0.
• In the top of the 5^th inning, first year Kendyl Feutz (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North) singled to left field to score first year Allie Cunningham (Cincinnati, Ohio/West Clermont) to put the Saints up 11-0.

 

Game one:

• Sophomore Loghan Cromer went 1-2, scored a run and had a stolen base.
• Sophomore Emma Fegan went 1-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base.
• Senior Ashtyn Elbe went 1-3 and had a walk.
• Sophomore Haylee Palmer went 2-4 with a run and a RBI.
• First year Alisha Fox went 1-2 with a triple and four RBIs.
• Sophomore Natalie Harris went 1-3.
• Junior Adi Johnson went 2-2 with a walk and two runs scored.

Game two:

• Sophomore Loghan Cromer went 1-2 with a walk and scored a run.
• First year Allie Cunningham went 1-1 with a double and scored a run.
• Sophomore Emma Fegan went 1-3 and scored.
• Senior Ashtyn Elbe went 1-1 with two walks and scored three runs.
• First year Kendyl Feutz went 1-1 had an RBI.
• Sophomore Natalie Harris went 2-3 with a double, 3 RBIs, and scored two runs.
• Sophomore Haylee Palmer went 1-2 with a double, a walk, 2 RBIs, and two runs scored.
• Sophomore Brooklyn Couch went 3-3 with a double and two singles. She had two RBIs and scored a run,
• Junior Anna Greenwell went 2-3 with a triple and an RBI.

 
 

Game one:

• First year Alisha Fox pitched 6.0 innings, allowing no runs on 2 hits and struck out 5.

Game two:

• Junior Kylie Ropp (Bellefontaine, Ohio/Kenton Ridge) pitched 4.1 innings, allowing no runs on 1 hit and struck out 2.
• Sophomore Avery Gottlieb (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) pitched 0.2 innings, allowing no runs on no hits.

 

The Saints will be back in action Saturday (April 18^th) for a double header against Hillsdale College starting at 1:00 pm ET.