MORRISTOWN, TN – No. 4 Walters State clinched the fourth TCCAA Regular Season Title in school history on Friday afternoon with a doubleheader sweep of Columbia State. The Lady Senators won 9-0 in game one and 11-5 in game two.
With the wins, Walters State improved to 46-2 overall and 30-2 in TCCAA play.
GAME ONE: No. 4 Walters State 9, Columbia State 0 (5 Innings)
In game one, the Lady Senators used a five-run first inning to easily get past Columbia.
At the plate, Halle Laramie, Ava Brooks and Brianna Beech each homered. Brooks' home run was a grand slam as she drove in five runs in the game.
In the circle, Tori Coffman improved to 24-1 on the season. Coffman allowed just one hit and struck out 12 batters to move her season total to 238.
The Lady Senators started strong in game one as Laramie singled home a run in the bottom of the first, and Brooks smacked a grand slam over the fence in left to make it 5-0.
Following a scoreless second, the Lady Senators added to their lead in the third as Laramie and Beech hit back-to-back jacks to make it 7-0. One more run came across in the inning as Kasey Bennett singled home Sarah King.
In the fourth, the Lady Senators added one more run as Brooks doubled home Beech to make it 9-0.
GAME TWO: No. 4 Walters State 11, Columbia State 5
In game two, Brooks and Laramie homered again as the Lady Senators completed the sweep.
Brooks drove in four more runs in the game and had two hits while Laramie drove in three runs. Tatum Dye also had three hits.
In the circle, Ashley Milligan pitched the entire seven innings. She allowed five runs, four earned, on three hits and struck out 14.
The scoring started early again for the Lady Senators as they put up a four-spot in the second. Those runs came as Brooks doubled home Dye and Laramie, Abigail Taylor laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Brooks and Kailey Dixon singled home King to make it 4-0.
Columbia got one in the third, but Walters State got two as Laramie scored Jules Johnson on a groundout and an error scored Dye to make it 6-1.
Columbia got two more runs in the fourth to make it 6-3, but Walters State got those runs back in the fifth as Brooks hammered a two-run homer over the fence in center. Columbia scored two more in the sixth, but a Dye RBI single and Laramie two-run bomb put the game out of reach.
Up Next:
Walters State will conclude the regular season on Saturday with two more games against Columbia State. First pitch is set for noon, with Sophomore Day festivities to follow the conclusion of the second game.
Rob Harvey
Walters State Community College
Sports Information Director
Cell: (423) 779-8880
Email: sportsinfo@ws.edu
Website: www.ws.edu/athletics