Coker's Season Comes to an End with 2-1 Loss to Wingate in Extra Innings
The Coker softball team lost a heartbreaker in nine innings to Wingate on Friday (Apr. 24).
| Final (9) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Coker
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
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Wingate
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The No. 4 seed Wingate Bulldogs scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the No. 8 seed Coker Cobras 2-1 on Friday (Apr. 24) in the 2015 South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship.
It was a pitcher's dual through eight innings of softball, as neither team was able to get on the board. Then in the top of the ninth the Cobras jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to an RBI double by Carley Bailey that scored Riley Morris. Wingate answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to give the Bulldogs the 2-1 victory.
Tabitha Allen (15-18) took the loss for Coker. She went eight and a third innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with a strikeout.
Katelyn Szupello went 2-for-4 with a double and Bailey finished the game 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead the Cobras at the plate.
Coker's season comes to an end with the loss. They finished the year with a record of 24-27.