Written by Dakota Caldwell
The Tennessee Wesleyan Softball team swept St. Andrews in a big conference victory. It was a largely dominated game by the Bulldogs as they won the first game 11-0 and the second game 12-0.
1st game: Mackenzie Baldwin led the team in RBIs with 4 and 2 hits. The pitching effort was brought on by a clinical performance from Bailee Phillips. She pitched 5 innings and produced 4 strikeouts to help lead the shutout effort. This marks her 9th win of the season with only 3 losses on her record for the season. Her 60 pitches thrown were enough to add up to 44 strikes for the Lady Knights.
2nd: game: The Destruction of the Lady Knights continued in the next game of the series as they ran up 12 scores. It started from the beginning by putting out 5 scores in the first inning. Bailee Philips continued to put on a show for the Lady Bulldogs as she fought for 4 RBIs along with 2 runs scored. Another offensive powerhouse was the duo of Taylor Penning and Macy Chastain with 2 runs scored as well. Isabella Jenkins took care of business on the mound by only allowing 1 hit in 4 innings pitched. She passed the torch to Gracie Calton to finish the game and allowed no hits in 1 inning pitched.
A conference sweep of this stature will give the Lady Bulldogs the confidence they need to keep up the fight to climb the AAC rankings. This marks their 16th win of the season and 12 conference victory to date for the 2025 adventure. Another challenge is coming up for the Lady Bulldogs with their next double header taking place on April 14th against Union Commonwealth at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
Pictures by Noah Lones
Editorial Assistance by Gabe Katz