COBRAS DOMINATE IN GAME TWO AGAINST CONVERSE, SPLIT THE PAIR
A DOMINANT 16-1 GAME TWO SAW BAILEE GASKINS HAVE A STELLAR PERFORMANCE FROM IN THE CIRCLE AND AT THE PLATE
Hartsville, SC - The Cobras had a stellar Game 2 in Spartanburg, scoring a multitude of runs and taking a game from the Valkyries on the road!
By The Numbers:
Final Score: Converse 3, Coker 2 (Game 1) | Coker 16, Converse 1 (Game 2)
Records: Coker 7-9 (0-0 SAC), Converse 5-15 (0-0 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Spartanburg, SC | Tyger River Stadium
Top Performers
Ally Moore: 3 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 RBIs (Game 1)
Dakota Slack: 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 1 run (Game 1), 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBIs, 1 run (Game 2)
Bailee Gaskins: 4 hits in 4 at-bats, 5 RBIs, 3 runs, 4.0 IP with 1 earned run and 2 strikeouts (Game 2)
Madie Andrews: 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 RBIs, 1 run, 1 walk (Game 2)
Delaney Eaves: 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 runs, 1 RBI (Game 2)
How It Happened:
Game 1: Moore had herself a game in Game 1, driving in both runs of the ballgame for the Cobras. She opened up the scoring with a single up the middle to score Slack in the top of the second to take a 1-0 lead. After Converse took a 2-1 lead, she singled again in the top of the sixth to score Lacey Hennessy to tie this one at 2-2. After the Valkyries scored in the bottom of the inning and the Cobras were unable to answer in the top of the seventh, Converse walked away with a 3-2 win in the first contest.
Game 2: A hot start for the Cobras started in the top of the first as they took a 2-0 lead off Ariana Fair scoring off a wild pitch and a Slack single to score Gaskins. Converse got one back, but a six-run top of the second truly separated the two teams, punctuated by a Gaskins three-run homer. The scoring wasn't done there, as Andrews hit a two-RBI single to score Gaskins and Cribbs to take a 10-1 lead in the top of the third. The top of the fourth was just as run-filled as the second, as the Cobras took a 16-1 lead following six runs in the inning.
Notables
- Gaskins got it done on both sides of the ball, only allowing one run in the circle and recording a 4-4 day from the plate
- This is the most runs scored in a game since last year's Game 2 against Shaw on February 21, 2024, where the Cobras recorded an 18-4 victory
Up Next
Coker Softball will head back home this week and play an afternoon doubleheader on Friday against Belmont Abbey. First pitch for Game 1 is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET.