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ALBERTSVILLE, AL – Walters State closed out their first weekend of the season on Saturday with two more wins as they defeated Southern Union State 3-2 and Marion Military Institute 9-1 in five innings.

With the victories, Walters State improved to 4-0 on the season.

GAME ONE: Walters State 3, Southern Union State 2

In game one, Walters State scored two runs in the third and one in the fifth as they held on for the one-run victory.

Ashley Milligan (2-0) got the start in the circle for the Lady Senators, throwing a complete game. Milligan allowed two runs on six hits while striking out nine.

At the plate, Sarah King had two hits while Jules Johnson and Halle Laramie each drove in runs. The Lady Senators had eight hits in the game.

It was Southern Union who got on the scoreboard first as they scored one in the top of the second. However, the Lady Senators answered in the bottom of the third as two runs came across to score. Those runs came on a Johnson RBI single and a passed ball that allowed King to come home to make it 2-1.

The Lady Senators added insurance in the fifth as Laramie singled home King with two outs to make it 3-1. Southern Union made it interesting with a run in the sixth and had runners on first and second with two out before a groundout to third got Walters State out of the inning. Milligan shut Southern Union down 1-2-3 in the seventh to preserve the win.

GAME TWO: Walters State 9, Marion Military Institute 1 (5 Innings)

In game two, seven runs came across the plate in the second inning for the Lady Senators as they closed out the weekend strong.

King led the way at the plate again as she had two hits and drove in two runs. Kasey Bennett knocked in three runs and had a hit while Laramie hit a home run and drove in two runs. The final two RBIs came from Kailey Dixon and Abigail Taylor.

In the circle, Tori Coffman (2-0) made her second start of the season and picked up her second win. Coffman pitched a complete game, allowing one run on three hits while striking out 11.

Marion got things started in the second inning with a run, but that was the only run they could muster in the game. The Lady Senators responded in the bottom half of the inning with seven runs to break the game open. The runs came as Taylor singled in one, King singled home one, Bennett cleared the bases with a double that made it 5-1 and Laramie hit a two-run bomb over the fence in center.

Walters State’s final two runs of the game came in the third as Dixon singled in a run and King beat out a bunt and scored a run.

Up Next:

Walters State will be back in action on Saturday as they travel to take on Snead State for two more games. First pitch for game one is set for 1 p.m.

Lady Senators start season strong with wins over Calhoun, Snead State

ALBERTSVILLE, AL – Walters State could not have started the season any better on Friday afternoon as they grabbed two wins, a 15-0 shutout of Calhoun Community College in five innings and a 13-1 win over Snead State in five innings.

With the wins, Walters State improved to 2-0 on the season.

GAME ONE: Walters State 15, Calhoun CC 0 (5 Innings)

Ashley Milligan (1-0) picked up right where she left off last season on Friday in the Lady Senators season-opener, throwing four hitless innings as Walters State cruised to the win.

Milligan struck out seven in her four innings of work with her only blemish being a walk in the second inning. Abigayle Holt pitched the final inning, striking out one while not allowing a hit.

Offensively, Walters State totaled 11 hits and 15 runs. Brianna Beech led the way for the Lady Senators at the plate with three hits, including two home runs, and five RBIs. Along with Beech, Sarah King had two hits and drove in three runs while Halle Laramie was 3-3 with five RBIs.

Other contributors for Walters State were Kailey Dixon with two hits and Jules Johnson with a hit and RBI.

The Lady Senators wasted no time getting on the board as Johnson doubled home Dixon three batters in to make it 1-0. Two batters later, Laramie added to the lead with an RBI single and Beech followed it up with a three-run homer to make it 5-0.

Walters State wasn’t finished in the first as four more runs came across on a King double with the bases-loaded that saw her eventually score on an error by the right fielder. Laramie capped things off in the first with a two-RBI double that made it 11-0.

The Lady Senators found their way back on the scoreboard in the third as Beech hit her second home run of the day, a two-run blast that gave the Lady Senators a 13-0 lead. The final two runs came in the fifth on a two-RBI double by Laramie.

GAME TWO: Walters State 13, Snead State 1 (5 innings)

After a quiet first game, Kasey Bennett got things going in game number two at the plate as the Lady Senators took another run-rule victory.

Bennett was 3-4 at the plate against Snead State with a home run and five RBIs. The Lady Senators had nine hits in the game as a team.

Along with Bennett, Johnson had two hits and drove in two runs while Laramie had two hits and three RBIs.

Other contributors for the Lady Senators were Beech with a home run and Ava Brooks with a hit.

In the circle, Tori Coffman (1-0) got the start and picked up her first collegiate win with four innings of work. Coffman allowed one unearned run on four hits and struck out seven.

Adrienne Morrison replaced Coffman in the fifth and struck out one in a scoreless inning.

Once again, it was Johnson that got the scoring started with an RBI double in the top of the first that scored King. Bennett was up next and made it 2-0 with an RBI double before Laramie doubled her home to make it 3-0.

In the second, Bennett added two more runs to the lead as she singled home Brooks and Abigail Taylor.

Following a scoreless third, the Lady Senators added five more runs in the fourth to make it 10-0 . Those runs came courtesy of an error on a Laramie single that scored two runs, a Beech two-run homer and a Brooks double that scored Sabrina Fox who reached on an error.

Snead State got on the board with a run in the fourth, but Bennett capped off the day in the top of the fifth with a two-run homer that made it 13-1. The batter before, Johnson, doubled to score Alyssa Wade.

Up Next:

Walters State will be back in action on Saturday for two more games. The Lady Senators will play Southern Union State at 11 a.m. and Marion Military Institute at 4 p.m.