RV Taylor Records Second Straight Home Sweep with Pair of Victories over SMWC
Game 1
Game 1
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Taylor | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
UPLAND, Ind. – Behind an afternoon of strong pitching and timely hitting, Taylor (12-4) ran its win streak up to six games with a two-game sweep of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (7-7), its second straight sweep at Gudakunst Field. A Lauren Kanai three-run bomb, her second in TU's last four contests, lifted the Trojans to a 5-1 victory in game one, before another gem in the circle by the Grand Rapids, Michigan native led to a 4-0 triumph in game two.
Kanai, Maddi Evans, Jessica Doctor, and Cassy Lewis shined throughout the afternoon, holding the Pomeroys to just nine hits and giving up one earned run. Additionally, the foursome combined to strike out 12 batters and post a sparkling 0.50 earned run average.
Emma West put together another strong series at the dish, finishing three-for-six in the leadoff spot with three runs scored, a double, and one run batted in. Ashton Whitman also collected three hits and an RBI, while Kanai, Kara Tucker, and Taylor Wilson each finished with two knocks apiece.
After two scoreless frames to begin game one, the Trojans opened the scoring in the bottom of third inning. After West was hit by a pitch, a successful sacrifice bunt by Tucker and a Pomeroy fielding error put her at third base. Wilson took advantage, hitting an RBI single to score West and give the Trojans a 1-0 lead.
Back-to-back doubles from Aleyah Rastetter and West in the fourth frame pushed the Trojans' advantage to 2-0, before Kanai blew the game open with her third home run of the season, and her second of the three-run variety, in the bottom of the sixth.
Evans (6-1) earned her Crossroads League leading sixth win of the season, giving up three hits and striking out five in five innings of work. Lewis pitched the final two frames and recorded her third save, allowing two hits and one run.
West led off game two with a bunt single, and Tucker followed with an RBI double, giving Taylor a 1-0 lead after the first inning.
The Trojans added to their advantage in the third frame, as a Caitlyn Grim RBI groundout and a Whitman RBI single increased the Trojans' lead to 3-0. Lexi Abruzzo capped off Taylor's scoring in the fifth, plating Whitman with an RBI single of her own.
Kanai (5-2) shut down the Pomeroy offense in her third straight win in the circle, allowing just two hits in her five innings of work while striking out five. Doctor also performed well in her second appearance of the season, pitching two scoreless frames to end the contest.
Taylor will back at Gudakunst Field on Tuesday, opening Crossroads League play against No. 15 ranked and cross-county rival Indiana Wesleyan (7-1). First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 pm.