DECATUR, Ga --- Junior equine science major powered the Asbury (12-8, 3-5 CCS) offense with four doubles, four RBI's, and a homerun in route to their Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) doubleheader sweep over Agnes Scott (4-16, 0-6 CCS), 8-2 and 4-2.
Ison hit her fourth homerun on the year and tied for team-leading seventh double today. The Richmond, Ky., native is hitting .365 on the season and slugging at a .730 mark. She currently stands at 16th in the CCS in batting average and tied for sixth in homeruns.
Josie Deatherage and
Kaylee Strunk both earned their fourth wins of the season in complete game victories. Deatherage pitched seven innings allowing just one earned and striking out one. Strunk also went seven innings surrendering just one earned and striking out one.
Game One | ASBURY 8, AGNES SCOTT 2
Moira Tinsley and
Natalie Ison each had RBI's to give the Eagles advantage 4-1 in the fourth inning.
Emily Zink singled in the fourth and homered in the sixth to extend the AU lead to 6-1.
Ison and Zink continued to build on big days at the plate in the seventh, Ison a homerun and Zink a double to push the lead out to 8-2 in the seventh.
After a Agnes Scott leadoff single in the seventh,
Kaylee Strunk retired the next three Scotties hitters to claim the 8-2 victory, the second CCS win of the season for AU.
Game Two | ASBURY 4, AGNES SCOTT 2
Agnes Scott held a 2-0 advantage through the first five innings of play off a two RBI single in the third inning.
Absury got their offense rolling in the sixth inning off of a
Daegan Flamm sac bunt scoring
Azlynn Day and a
Kaitlyn Wilson stolen base that led to a ASC error to score Flamm to knot things at two apiece into the last frame.
Freshman
Moira Tinsley broke the tie in the top of the seventh with a two-run homerun scoring
Natalie Ison, powering the Eagles to a 4-2 come from behind win over the Scotties.
Josie Deatherage retired three of four batters in the bottom half to toss her fourth complete game win of the year, guiding AU to their third CCS win.
"I'm just so proud of the team being able to come back and bring the energy to take back the win. It's really exciting to get our first conference sweep and I can't wait for the rest of the season!"
Moira Tinsley | Freshman Outfielder | Ogden, UT | Exercise Science
The Eagles will travel to Macon, Ga., to play Wesleyan College on Saturday in a CCS doubleheader that starts at 12 pm.
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Natalie Ison | 5-9, 2B (4), HR, 3 R, 4 RBI
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Emily Zink | 4-8, 3 RBI, HR, R, 2B, BB
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Daegan Flamm | 4-6, R, 2B, HBP, 2 SB
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Moira Tinsley | 3-8, HR, 2B (2), 3 RBI, 2 R
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Josie Deatherage | 7 IP, W (4), ER, K
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Kaylee Strunk | 7 IP, W (4), ER, K
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