By: Eric Andrews | Contributor
The Taylor softball team defeated Spring Arbor in a pair of games on Wednesday by scores of 6-3 and 5-0.
Junior pitcher Hannah Robbins started game one for the Trojans on the mound. Robbins pitched four innings, allowing one run and striking out four batters. The victory improved Robbins' record to 6-3.
Junior outfielder Alex Lovelace opened the scoring for the Trojans in the third inning with a single that brought in junior outfielder Morgan Allison.
Junior catcher Lauren Ehle smashed a two-run homer off the right-field foul pole in the next at-bat, putting the Trojans up by three runs over the Cougars.
After Spring Arbor put two runs on the board in the top of the fourth inning, junior second baseman Anna Gunderson tacked on a fourth run for the Trojans with a double, scoring freshman outfielder Courtney Moriarty to put the Trojans ahead 4-2.
Moriarty tacked on a fifth run for Taylor with a ground-out RBI in the fifth inning, and freshman outfielder Justice Carmichael scored on a Spring Arbor error in the sixth inning to round out the scoring for the Trojans in the first game.
Moriarty came on to close the first game for the Trojans, recording the first save of her career.
Senior pitcher Ashley Miller took the mound for the Trojans in the second game of the doubleheader, shutting out the Cougars with a complete-game, four strikeout performance. The victory improved Miller's record to 5-2.
The Trojan offense got off to a quick start. Lovelace led off for Taylor, doubling to left-center field. Two batters later, Ehle brought Lovelace home with a single that danced inside the left field line, giving the Trojans an early 1-0 lead. Ehle would go on to finish the game 3-for-3 at the plate.
Gunderson extended the Trojans' lead to 2-0 in the second inning, scoring sophomore first baseman Davis Carter with a ground-out RBI.
Taylor tacked on two runs in the fifth inning on a Carmichael RBI single and a Ehle RBI double, scoring Lovelace and Carmichael, respectively.
Gunderson rounded out the scoring for the Trojans in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly, scoring Carter to push the Trojans' lead to 5-0.
With Lovelace's three hits on Wednesday, her career total now stands at 210. Lovelace needs nine more hits to set the Taylor all-time hits record.
The Trojans return to action on Friday when they host Marian in a doubleheader. First pitch for game one is set for 3 p.m.
Photograph by Fayth Glock
