DANVILLE, Ky.--- Asbury Softball (14-26) traveled to Centre College (15-19), for their last games of the season, and competed in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles fell early to Centre in game one, 6-1, but retaliated hard in game two, coming back to take the victory over the Colonels in a 7-2 game. 

Taylor Enlow led the day grabbing four hits and her sixth home run. Enlow went 4-7 on the day and collected four RBIs.
Enlow is continuing to dominate the NCCAA, as she still sits in the top ten for seven different hitting and fielding categories (6H/1F) Most notably, she leads the NCCAA with 18 doubles and is third in her slugging percentage with .814.

Olivia Judy continued to perform for the Eagles grabbing four hits on the day and going 4-7 at bat. 
Kyla Bell had a good day at the plate, grabbing three hits and a run for AU. 

Josie Deatherage took the mound for AU in game two and grabbed six strikeouts to aid her 66 on the year. Deatherage gave up no walks and grabbed her fifth win of the season. 

The AU offense produced five hits in game one and 13 hits in game two. 

Game One | ASBURY 1, CENTRE 6
The Colonels grabbed an early lead in game one, with two runs scored in the first inning. 
Centre went on to increase their lead to six runs while holding AU to zero through the fifth inning. 

It was in the sixth inning when Taylor Enlow hit a double to center field to bring home Isabel Rochemont to give AU their only run of the game. 

The Colonel's defense was sharp in game one and held AU to their one run. Colonel pitcher Searcy collected nine strikeouts to aid to Centre's 6-1 win in game one. 

After game one, Asbury moves to a 13-26 record. 

Game Two | ASBURY 7, CENTRE 2
Josie Deatherage took the start on the mound for Asbury in game two, recording six strikeouts and zero walks in her seven innings pitched. 

Asbury was the one to grab an early lead scoring one run in the first due to a single by Taylor Sanders to bring home Olivia Palasek. 

AU's defense held Centre through the second and Asbury went on to grab another three runs in the top of the third from Taylor Enlow's homer, bringing in Olivia Palasek and Kaitlyn Wilson.

Centre began to find some footing in the bottom of the third and secured two runs to make it a 4-2 game going into the fourth inning. 

Hits by Abigail Fletcher and Taylor Sanders helped AU increase their lead by another three runs, as Asbury scored one in the sixth and two in the seventh. AU's defense, led by Josie Deatherage, held Centre to just their two runs and grabbed the victory in game two.

With their win in game two, Asbury moves to a 14-26 record and concludes their 2023 season. 


"Despite the rough start to our season, I'm incredibly proud of how much fight the team has shown. Our girls have continued to grow throughout the season and have done a great job of not letting bad games keep them down. We have a lot to look forward to for the future seasons."
Ally Moore | Softball Head Coach


* The AU offense had 18 hits on the day and 8 runs, with 6 RBIs
* The Eagles collected eight strikeouts on the day.
* Asbury has won three of their last four.


* Taylor Enlow | 4-7, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 HR
* Olivia Palasek | 2 H, 3 R
* Taylor Sanders 1 H, 1 R, 1 RBI
* Abby Fletcher | 1 H, 1 RBI
* Kyla Bell | 3 H, 1 R

* Josie Deatherage | 7.0 IP, 6 K,  0 BBB, W (5th of Season)

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