SMITHERS, West Virginia -- WVU Tech softball dropped two non-conference games to Bluefield College Friday afternoon in Smithers, West Virginia. The Golden Bears (11-27) fell in the opener 8-4 before dropping the final game 3-1.
Senior
Genna Trippett's 32
nd career home run highlighted the doubleheader for Tech. The Parkersburg, West Virginia native is currently tied for 36
th in the nation (NAIA DI) for her eight total long balls this season.
Game One | Bluefield 8, WVU Tech 4 | Box Score
Trippett also crossed fellow senior
Lexi Huck, who reached base with a single to center field, with the dinger, giving her a run scored and two RBI.
Huck produced a RBI in the first inning, driving in sophomore
Skylar Connelly off a single to left field.
Tech's final score of the game came in the fifth inning when junior
Kayla Harbin knocked a double down the left field line that drove in fellow classmate
Kayla Jones.
In the circle, senior
Mackenzie Wilson pitched a complete game, striking out five Rams while giving up four earned runs. After 81.2 innings in 2017, Wilson has totaled 41 strike outs.
Game Two | Bluefield 3 | WVU Tech 1 | Box Score
The Gold and Blue posted ten hits in the night cap including two each from Connelly, freshman
Karina Atanacio, sophomore
Sarah Dohn and Jones. Both Connelly and Jones hit a two-base ball while Connelly finished with a RBI.
Connelly's double RBI drove in Jones who reached base with a single and followed that with a stolen base to advance to second. Freshman
Chelsey Adkins also marked a steal for Tech.
Jones, who now leads the team, totaled three stolen bases on the day to bring her total to eight this season.
Atanacio drew the start, throwing for four innings in the loss. The Middletown, Deleware native struck out two batters while scattering four hits and three earned runs.
Freshman
Sydney Smith finished out the game, giving up two hits while retiring two opponents via strikes.
The team will look for redemption against the Rams when they travel to Bluefield, Virginia April 18 for two more contests.