Posted: Apr 25, 2023
Rocky Mount, N.C. - N.C. Wesleyan Head Softball Coach John Brackett earned his 600th career victory with a sweep of Brevard on Sunday afternoon. Coach Brackett has the honor of being the school's all-time winningest softball and women's basketball coach in school history.
The Basics:
Score: N.C. Wesleyan 11, Brevard 0 / N.C. Wesleyan 3, Brevard 2
Location: N.C. Wesleyan University / Edge Field / Rocky Mount, N.C.
Records: N.C. Wesleyan (25-11), Barton (6-18)
How it Happened (Game 1):
- Wesleyan would score three runs in the first inning on the back of Makayla Simmons hitting a bomb to left field to get the afternoon started.
- The Bishops would tack on five more runs in the 2nd. Two sac-flys would get the job done added with a single from Mary Katherine Raynor
- In the 4th, Abby Todd got a huge pinch hit two rbi single up the middle to make the game 11-0 and put the contest out of reach.
- On the mound, Emily Humphery was lights out tossing four innings of two-hit softball and struck out five Tornados.
How it Happened (Game 2):
- The Bishops got off to a hot start in the first inning led by a Molly Alejandrino single to score Mary Katherine Raynor.
- In the 4th, Skyler Walker came up clutch with a big triple to give Wesleyan an insurance run, making the score 2-0.
- In extra innings, Senior Abby Todd was hit by a pitch to walk off Coach Brackett's 600th career softball win with a score of 3-2.
- Morgan Aycock would go the distance on the mound, allowing one earned run on three hits and nine strikeouts while throwing over 100 pitches.
Up Next:
The softball program will travel to Mary Baldwin on Tuesday for the last conference series on the road.