CLINTON, S.C. – History repeated itself for the Presbyterian College softball team and sophomore
Kasey Wolfe on Wednesday night, as the Spartanburg native walked off the Wofford Terries to give PC their second straight win by a 2-1 margin.
It's the exact same manner how Wolfe and the Blue Hose defeated Wofford 12 months ago (with that one being another walk-off single, only in eight innings as opposed to seven). She was responsible for both the game-tying run and the game-winner as Presby continues to have the Terriers' number.
Carrying the momentum from a 2-to-1 series victory over Big South powerhouse USC Upstate last weekend, Wolfe's heroics lifted the Scotsmen to their 17
th win of the campaign.
Head coach
David Williams' bullpen was again ultra-clutch in the W, as starter
Peyton Duncan struck out nine in six innings. She and Wolfe (who closed out the contest) limited the Terriers to zero runs over the last six frames, déjà vu to how they ended the series with Upstate in Game 3.
Presby picked a dramatic method to finish their seven-game homestand, returning to league action this weekend by visiting Charleston Southern. They'll battle the Buccaneers for a 5:00 start on Friday, which precedes a 1:00 doubleheader on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Akin to the Game 3 result over Upstate – which saw every run of the day scored in the very first inning – the offense was hard to come by for both clubs. That is, unless Wolfe was situated at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3.
- She brought home
Audrey Burton in the bottom of the 5
th to tie things up at one all, and would later repeat that play with the game hanging in the balance.
Baxleigh Arnette was the beneficiary to Wolfe's walk-off, sitting on 2
nd thanks to a base hit and sacrifice bunt.
- It was a bullet straight up the middle, sailing by Wofford pitcher Margaret Axelson. The throw from centerfielder Abbi Campbell was just a hair too late, meaning that both all-time meetings between PC and Wofford have had a practically identical climax.
- Duncan's nine K's are the second-most in a career that keeps ticking upward (one away from a personal-best 10 against South Carolina State last spring), allowing only five hits out of 29 at-bats. She has conceded just three home runs all year, facing a team-high 338 batters since February.
- Burton and junior
Morgan Farthing went 4-of-6 in the batter's box between them, helping the Blue Hose out-hit the Terriers by four as a unit. After no hits in the opening stanza, PC mustered at least one in every inning afterward.
UP NEXT
- Presbyterian visits CSU this weekend for their second conference encounter, squaring off against an opponent who goes into the series with a four-game losing skid.
- Following a 4-3 Game One victory from the Blue Hose against the Bucs last season, Charleston Southern was able to recover and win the next two outings by three runs apiece.