Milligan College Team effort leads to big AAC sweep

Recap, photo courtesy of Milligan College

MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (April 6, 2018) – The Milligan College softball team won their eighth straight, fourth straight sweep, of the season against Allen University on Friday afternoon after honoring three seniors, Rachel Coffey, Jenna Gilbert and Cayley Shoemaker. The Buffs (18-10, 11-3 AAC) won both games in five innings, 19-0 and 21-0.

GAME ONE
Freshman Neelee Griffith blasted a two-run home run over the left field fence, her sixth of the season, on a 1-1 count in the bottom of the first to get Milligan started off on the right foot. Nonetheless, similar to game one at Bluefield earlier this week, fellow freshman Kaylee Frascatore piggybacked off Griffith's homer with one herself over the left field fence. Three hits later Milligan touched home five more times to put them at an eight-run advantage.

Frascatore led off the second inning with another homer over the left field fence, her sixth of the season. The Buffs worked to score six more runs and six more hits that inning. Allen held Milligan to just one run in the third and registered three hits in the top of the fourth. Freshman Megan Grose hit a two-run home run deep down the right field line while fellow freshman Morgan Overholser homered over the center field fence to round out Milligan's game one runs.

GAME TWO
Milligan's momentum carried over into the bottom of the first of game two as the Buffs connected for 12 runs and 12 hits featuring Milligan's only home run of the game by Gilbert, over the left field fence, in which scored Tori Tipton. The Buffs touched home two more times in the bottom of the third but the Yellow Jackets held Milligan in the fourth.

NUMBERS
In game one, Frascatore led with three hits (3-for-3 effort) and three RBI'S. Griffith went 2-for-3 while tallying four RBI's. Gilbert and Kassi Butcher earned two hits apiece. The Buffs altogether registered 18 hits.

In game two, Madison Grindstaff led with a 3-for-3 effort and three RBI's alongside Erica Roller who went 4-for-4 while Gilbert went 3-for-4 and tallied three RBI's. Kirstan Beaver, Coffey, Savannah Nocera, Shoemaker and Tipton all earned two hits apiece. Coffey and Shoemaker also registered two RBI's apiece.

PITCHING
Butcher was given the win in game one allowing just two hits and earning five strikeouts moving her to 9-4 on the season. Josie Milam pitched the last two innings allowing three hits and striking out two.

Shoemaker earned the win in game two striking out four and allowing three hits while Jaclyn Jenkins closed out the game striking out five of seven batters and allowing one hit.

UP NEXT
The Buffs are back on the road for two more AAC doubleheaders on Tuesday, April 10, at Tennessee Wesleyan starting at 2 p.m. and on Saturday, April 14, at St. Andrews, beginning at 1 p.m. Milligan will return to Anglin Field on Monday, April 16, to face Reinhardt University in a doubleheader at 3 p.m.