MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner (14-4, 4-0 SSAC) swept Stillman in a pair of run-rule games Sunday to cap off a perfect start to conference play.
FAULKNER 8, STILLMAN 0 (5 innings)
Meagan Schwieterman worked in and out of trouble all afternoon until the offense woke up in support of her as she finished off an abbreviated complete game shutout victory. Schwieterman induced an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play in the first to strand a runner before leaving another Tiger aboard in the third.
Faulkner broke through in the home half of the frame as
Shelbie Burbage reached on an infield single and stole second.
Caity Jo Lee dropped a sacrifice bunt to move her to third before
Tara Ammons drove her home with a sacrifice fly to left, leaving the Lady Eagles up 1-0.
After a two-out Tayla Stowed double in the fourth, the senior hurler forced a grounder to third to end the frame and keep the game scoreless. Schwieterman and her defense did work once more in the fourth when a bases-loaded, one-out threat was nullified on a liner to Lee. The second baseman snared the ball for the second out of the inning and threw to first to double off the runner and end the frame.
Brianna Cagle got the party started in the home half of the fifth with a walk and Faulkner proceeded to pour it on for seven runs without recording an out to win the game. Burbage singled to third and a throwing error allowed Cagle to score. Burbage advanced to third on the miscue and made it home on Lee's RBI fielder's choice. A throwing error on that play put Lee on second. Ammons followed with a double to plate Lee and move it to 3-0.
Erika Mitchell doubled home Ammons for the 4-0 advantaged before
Colby Adams got her third hit of the game to drive in
Gracie Pittman.
Nicole Morrison ended the game on a double that plated Mitchell and
Courtney Haynie.
Schwieterman (7-0) struck out three over five innings of work while allowing five hits and two walks for the complete game win.
FAULKNER 10, STILLMAN 2 (6 innings)
The Lady Eagles scored in every inning of game two Sunday to finished off the sweep.
Katelynn Inness (3-2) struck out six batters over five innings of work while allowing one earned run in the win.
Stillman opened the scoring in the top of the first before Inness notched a strikeout to leave the bases loaded. Faulkner equalized the game in the home half of the frame when Ammons singled in Lee. The Lady Eagles took the lead in the bottom of the second when Lee hit a sacrifice fly that plated Cagle to make it 2-1.
Cagle singled home
Taylor Ammons in the bottom of the third to push the lead to 3-1.
Kaileigh Harrison then hit a sacrifice fly to plate
Madison McKee to push it to 4-1.
Pittman doubled home
Tara Ammons in the fourth before scoring on a
Taylor Ammons single to make it 6-1.
Tara Ammons doubled in Burbage in the fifth to push it to 7-1.
After Stillman got a run in the top of the sixth, Faulkner reeled off three in the home half to end the game.
Markie Hicks tripled home
Jordan Boyd to make it 8-2. Harrison doubled in Hicks and Haynie to end the game.
Faulkner resumes play next weekend with home conference doubleheaders against Brewton-Parker and Middle Georgia State.
