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Trojans Secure At Least A Second Place Finish In The South Atlantic Conference Standings With Sweep At Mars Hill

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Mars Hill, N.C.- Anderson University softball (30-14, 19-3 SAC) secured at least a second place finish in the SAC regular season standings with a sweep over SAC opponent Mars Hill (15-27, 4-16 SAC), winning game one,11-9, and game two, 9-1, on Thursday afternoon at Ponder Field.

Game One

  • Anderson and Mars Hill each hammered out 11 hits apiece. The Lions hit four home runs while the Trojans hit a double, a triple and two home runs.
  • Mars Hill committed three errors while Anderson committed two.
  • AU's Maddie Carpenter and Carson Hobbs each went 3-for-4 while Maggie Nauck batted 2-for-3 to help the Black and Gold score 11 runs.
  • Maxwell started and pitched 3.0 innings, giving up two hits while striking out five. Hobbs (5-2) pitched the final four inning picking up her fifth win of the season.

Game Two

  • Anderson out hit Mars Hill, 13-2.
  • AU's Paige Vickery, Ava Worthy and Lulu Luedtke each hit a home run for the Black and Gold.
  • The Trojans scored two runs over the three innings, scoring seven more over the fourth and fifth innings to eventually run rule the Lions.
  • Hobbs went 3-for-4 with Shelby Bandt, Carpenter and Vickery each collecting two hits.
  • Graduate Morgen Baker-Celis (8-3) pitched a 5.0 inning complete gave, giving up just two hits while striking out nine batters.

 

Next Up

Anderson will travel to SAC foe Carson-Newman on Sunday to wrap up regular season play. First-pitch of the doubleheader is slated for 1 pm.

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Players Mentioned

Morgen Baker-Celis

#52 Morgen Baker-Celis

P
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Shelby Bandt

#12 Shelby Bandt

OF
5' 5"
Sophomore
Maddie Carpenter

#21 Maddie Carpenter

OF
5' 6"
Junior
Carson Hobbs

#00 Carson Hobbs

P/INF
5' 9"
Sophomore
Lulu Luedtke

#2 Lulu Luedtke

C
5' 7"
Freshman
Maggie Nauck

#27 Maggie Nauck

INF
5' 6"
Junior
Paige Vickery

#5 Paige Vickery

INF
5' 9"
Freshman
Ava Worthy

#33 Ava Worthy

OF
5' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Morgen Baker-Celis

#52 Morgen Baker-Celis

5' 11"
Graduate Student
P
Shelby Bandt

#12 Shelby Bandt

5' 5"
Sophomore
OF
Maddie Carpenter

#21 Maddie Carpenter

5' 6"
Junior
OF
Carson Hobbs

#00 Carson Hobbs

5' 9"
Sophomore
P/INF
Lulu Luedtke

#2 Lulu Luedtke

5' 7"
Freshman
C
Maggie Nauck

#27 Maggie Nauck

5' 6"
Junior
INF
Paige Vickery

#5 Paige Vickery

5' 9"
Freshman
INF
Ava Worthy

#33 Ava Worthy

5' 1"
Senior
OF
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