Lady Eagles Split With Stephens

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. - The Williams softball team split its Saturday doubleheader with the Stephens College Stars, dropping game one 6-5 in eight innings and winning game two 8-2. The Lady Eagles are now 14-20 overall and 2-6 in conference play.

Game One

Stephens took the lead in the third inning when they scored four runs, but the Lady Eagles responded with three of their own in the bottom half. Alyssa Cordell got it started with a RBI groundout, then Kaydra Cole hit a RBI single, and finally, Maddi Altenthal hit a RBI single. The Stars extended their lead to two runs when they plated one in the fifth inning. The Lady Eagles tied the game up at 5 in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings when Kennedie Laymance reached on an error that allowed Laila Byas to score and Anna Besand also reached on an error that allowed Laymance to score. The Stars scored a run in the top of the eighth, and the Lady Eagles couldn't get anything in the home half of the eighth. 

Cassidi Doyle got the start and pitched 5.0 innings. She gave up five runs off five hits, walked four and struck out four. Tori Kierbach pitched 3.0 innings of relief and gave up one run off three hits and struck out five. 

Game Two

The second game of the series was much better for the Lady Eagles. They scored a run in the first when Cordell hit a sac fly. They added another run in the fourth when Kaitlyn Anderson scored on a wild pitch. Two more runs scored in the fifth when Megan Weis hit a RBI bunt single followed by a RBI double from Kaydra Cole. The Stars cut the lead in half with two runs in the sixth. Williams responded in the bottom of the sixth when Besand hit a RBI single, Cordell hit a RBI double, and Anderson hit a 2 RBI single. 

Maddie Wallace pitched a complete game and gave up two runs off 10 hits, walked two and struck out four. 

Up Next

The Lady Eagles host Lyon College on Tuesday, April 12 for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.