Dale Elmore shines in the circle and with the bat. (Photo by Gavyn Long)
Dale Elmore shines in the circle and with the bat. (Photo by Gavyn Long)

Lady Tigers Sweep Thomas Univ. JV 5-4 & 9-6; Run Winning Streak to 3 Games

CUTHBERT, Ga. -- The Andrew College softball team took a pair of games over Thomas Univ. JV at the Hord Athletic Complex on Monday afternoon, winning the opener 5-4 in the bottom of the 8th inning on Dale Elmore's walk-off, 2-RBI double, then pounded out 12 hits in the nightcap, easing to the 9-6 win.

Elmore drove a line drive to left center in the 8th inning, scoring the tying and winning runs, as Andrew rallied from two one-run deficits to take the 5-4 win. Elmore finished 2 for 3 with 2-RBI, and also picked up the win in the circle, tossing a complete game while scattering 7 hits and striking out 4. Taryn Strayer went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored, Emily Phillips doubled in 3 runs, and Sarah Culp, Demonee Miles, and Alexis Copeland each had a base hit.

Strayer belted her 1st homer of the season in the nightcap, going 3 for 4 with an RBI and 3 runs scored, Culp went 2 for 4 with a double, a run scored and 2-RBI, Allyson Lanford went 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI, Hailey Stovall was 2 for 4 with a double and 3 runs scored, and Destiny Sexton doubled in a run, while Emilee Register picked up the win, scattering 8 hits in 6.0 innings, with 3 strikeouts.

Andrew travels to Cartersville, GA on Tuesday, for a 2:00 pm doubleheader against Georgia Highlands.