Peacocks Take Three of Four in First Series of 2023

Pine Bluff, AR  - The Peacocks took the field yesterday and never gave the lead away once.  They won two games, staying in the driver's seat with a lead from wire-to-wire in both games.  The Peacocks turned in two 1-run performances from their pitching staff and used 15 different players to put up 12 runs on the day to solidify the Sunday sweep of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
 

Top Performers

• Kristen Brennan went 4+ innings for the win in the first game of the doubleheader, giving up only one earned run.

• Freshman Sydney Palmer came in relief of Brennan and slammed the door for the win in game one, going 2.1 innings without giving up a hit.  She also came in for 1.2 innings in game two and again threw hitless softball.

• Sydney Senerchia threw 5.1 innings in game two, scattering four hits and giving up no earned runs for the win.

• Jess Forte scored 2 runs and had an RBI in game two.

• Katie Sciglimpaglia reached base safely in all 4 at-bats in game one and scored 2 runs.

• Dakota Pitts had a home run, 2 RBI's, and 3 runs on the day.

• Cara McNulty collected 5 hits and drove in 2 runs on the day.

• Tai Turner collected two hits and drove in 3.

How it Happened

Game 1

• After 2 scoreless innings on both sides, Dakota Pitts hit a 2-run HR to open the scoring for the Peacocks.

• UAPB cut the lead in half on an RBI single by Zharia Richardson.

• After back-to-back hits by Katie Sciglimpaglia and Cara McNulty in the top of the 5th, Sciglimpaglia scored on a stolen base by Courtney Fraher.

• Sciglimpaglia and McNulty struck again in the top of the 6th with back to back hits, a double by Sciglimpaglia and a 2-out RBI single by McNulty.

• Sydney Palmer came in for 3 hitless innings to take it home for the Peacocks.

Game 2

• The Peacocks got it going early on an RBI double by McNulty, scoring Forte.

• The Peacocks struck again in the 3rd on an RBI single by Forte, scoring Aubrey Ketcham for one of her 2 runs on the day. The Peacocks added another run on a squeeze bunt by Dakota Pitts, scoring Forte.

• Forte drove in another run in the top of the 6th on a sacrifice fly, scoring Kourtney Ketcham.

• Tai Turner added a 2-out RBI double to score Dakota Pitts.

• UAPB scored one in the bottom of the 6th on an error.  

• Sydney Senerchia gave the ball to Sydney Palmer in the 6th to close the door for the Peacocks.

From the Dugout (Head Coach Chris Stelma)

• "A really good trip for us.  These games had a lot of excitement and were a very good level of play to open with.  We threw the kitchen sink at them this weekend with just a lot of great things we've worked hard on.  The starters are producing, but the action we have coming off the bench is the difference maker.  This is a very multi-dimensional team that's going to be exciting to watch."
   

Next Up

• The Peacocks head to the Battle at the Bay, hosted by Norfolk State and Hampton University.  They will take on Central Connecticut State University, University at Buffalo, and Hampton University in Virginia.
   

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