Alyssa Suits had herself quite the day as the King University Tornado swept a Conference Carolinas softball doubleheader from Converse by the scores of 5-4 and 8-0.
The former David Crockett High School star went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the opener. She also scored the winning run as Tori Ryan (Tennessee High) delivered a walk-off hit for the Tornado.
In the nightcap, Suits was 3-for-3 with a double, triple and three RBIs.
King (21-11, 8-0) remains atop the league standings.
UVa-Wise 4-4, Newberry 6-3
Taylor Clay (Eastside) and Olivia Shockley (George Wythe) starred as the University of Virginia’s College at Wise earned a 4-3 South Atlantic Conference win over the Newberry Wolves in the second game of a doubleheader.
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Clay had two hits in raising her batting average to .344, while Shockley pitched six solid innings. She is 3-2 with a 3.59 ERA.
Bayleigh Allison (Wise County Central) notched her first save with a scoreless seventh inning. UVa-Wise is 17-18 overall and 3-9 in league play.
Newberry notched a 6-4 victory in the opener.
Lenoir-Rhyne 12-18, Emory & Henry 2-5
The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears collected 30 hits on the day in sweeping a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader from Emory & Henry by scores of 12-2 and 18-5.
E&H (24-14, 5-7) received a hit and run scored from Patrick Henry High School alum Abigail Street in the opener, while Danielle King homered in the nightcap.
King 8, Bluefield State 5
Levi Medford hit his 10th home run of the season as the King University Tornado topped Bluefield State.
King (8-25) also received two hits from Science Hill High School graduate Conner Hyatt.
Ben Hale (Richlands) pitched a scoreless inning for the Tornado, while Bhradeon Meredith (Virginia High) did not allow a run in 1 1/3 innings of work. Both hurlers are freshmen.
