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2/23/2022 | 4:30pm
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ELON, NC – The Elon University softball team closed out its home tournament, the Phoenix Invitational, with a 2-0 shutout win over Morgan State in its finale on Sunday, Feb. 20, at Hunt Softball Park.
The Phoenix improved its overall record to 7-2 while Morgan State fell to 0-4.
At the plate
• Elon recorded only three hits in the contest, but two of those resulted in runs for the Phoenix.
• Megan White went 1-for-3 in the game, driving in a run on a double. Kaitlyn Wells and Raelyn McGarry tallied the other base hits with Wells also scoring a run. Gabi Schaal added an RBI for the Phoenix
• Elon drew two walks and left four runners on base.
In the Circle
• McKenzie Weber (2-0) tossed the complete-game shutout in her first start of the season. The Overland Park, Kan., native allowed five hits while striking out two batters with a pair of walks.
The Rundown
• Both teams combined for one hit in the first three and a half innings of the game which came from Morgan State in the second inning as Weber and MSU starter Anaya Hunte battled in a pitchers’ duel.
• Morgan State nearly plated the first run of the game in the top half of the fourth. The Bears drew a walk with one out then stole the second to move into scoring position. Another grounder advanced her to third before Asia Thomas sent a ball into shallow right field. The Phoenix was able to recover however as Chloe Hatzopoulos hustled to get the ball in to first to record the putout and keep a run off the board to end the inning.
• Elon finally broke his stalemate both in the hits and scoring category in the home half of the fourth. Wells recorded Elon’s first hit of the day on a one-out single to left center and then advanced to second on a throwing error. White followed with a two-out RBI double into left center, scoring Wells and giving the Phoenix a 1-0 lead.
• The Phoenix added to its lead in the bottom of the fifth. Drew Menscer drew a free pass to lead off the inning and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from Megan Grant. Menscer would cross the dish on Schaal’s sacrifice fly to left field to double Elon’s lead, 2-0.
• In the top of the sixth, Weber was aided by some solid defensive play as the Phoenix got into a jam with one out. Back-to-back one-out singles from Mia and Aliya Ewell gave Morgan State the tying runs on base before the bases were loaded on another single with the Bears’ No. 5 hitters coming to the plate. Weber and the Phoenix were able to finagle out of the jam however converting on a double play to keep the shutout intact.
• Weber would allow a leadoff double in the top of the seventh, but retired the next three batters she faced to secure the win.
Ondeck
Elon travels to No. 14 Duke on Wednesday, Feb. 23, for its first true road game of the season. The first pitch between the Phoenix and the Blue Devils is set for 4:30 pm
— ELON —
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