Lady Knights Defeat Johnson, Remain Alive
Kingsport, TN – The Kentucky Christian University softball team lives to play another day as they beat the Royals of Johnson University-TN in their first elimination game of the post-season. They pounded out 15 hits in the 10-5 win.
Acie Prince led the way in the hits column with a 3-4 day at the plate and scored two runs in addition. Not to be outdone, no fewer than five different Lady Knights (Emma Ball, Ashton Blackburn, Victoria Breckler, Katelyn Pavey, and Erica Vain) collected multiple hits as well.
Registering three RBIs each, Hannah Ison and Vain went yard during this big win and added two runs scored each. Pavey chipped in two RBIs and a run scored as well.
Ashton Blackburn got the complete-game, seven-inning victory surrendering five earned runs, striking out six, and walking two.
Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, April 26
Game 1 - No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (24-15) def. No. 5 Point (27-22), 8-0 (box)
Game 2 - No. 1 Reinhardt (32-9) def. No. 8 Milligan (20-13), 2-0 (box)
Game 3 - No. 2 Truett McConnell (34-11) def. No. 7 Kentucky Christian (26-23), 5-1 (box)
Game 4 - No. 3 Brenau (25-10) def. No. 6 Johnson (22-13), 5-4 (box)
Thursday, April 27
Game 5 - No. 8 Milligan (21-13) def. No. 5 Point (27-23), 14-4 (box) Point eliminated
Game 6 - No. 7 Kentucky Christian (27-23) vs. No. 6 Johnson (22-14), 10-5 (box) Johnson Eliminated
Friday, April 28
Game 7 - No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (24-15) vs. No. 1 Reinhardt (32-9), TWU leads 4-0 in the top of the 4th. Play resumes at 12 pm
Game 8 - No. 2 Truett McConnell (34-11) vs. No. 3 Brenau (25-10), 2 pm
Game 9 - No. 7 Kentucky Christian (27-23) vs. Game 7 Loser, 2 pm
Game 10 - No. 8 Milligan (21-13) vs. Game 8 Loser, 4 pm
Game 11 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 4 pm
Game 12 - Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 6 pm (if this will be a team's third game of the day, it will be moved to Saturday, April 29)
Saturday, April 29
Game 13 - Game 11 Loser vs. Game 12 Winner, 11 am
Game 14 - Championship Game 1 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner, 1 pm
Game 15 - Championship Game 2 - Game 14 Winner vs. Game 14 Loser, 3 pm (if necessary)
Who's Up Next
The Lady Knights will take on the Eagles of Reinhardt University tomorrow at 11:00 AM.
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