BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Erskine College softball team (12-23, 8-11 CC) lost both games of a doubleheader against King University (35-15, 16-6 CC) at the King Softball Field on Friday afternoon. King won Game 1 by a score of 7-1 and took Game 2, 14-2.
 
THE ESSENTIALS 
Conf. Carolinas Standings | Stats | Scores
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THE SERIES
Erskine still leads the all-time series 12-8
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 1: King 7-1 Erskine
A pair of solo home runs in the second inning gave the Tornado a 2-0 lead. Brooke Patterson cut the Fleet deficit in half in the next inning thanks to an RBI single to score Kelci Brown, but King scored the final five runs of the game to win the opening game, 7-1.

GAME 2: King 14-2 Erskine (Final / 5 innings)
The second-place team in the Conference Carolinas looked the part again in Game 2 of the doubleheader as they put up nine runs in the first at-bat and never looked back. The Fleet tallied runs on a Peyton Rabon RBI groundout and a solo home run for Faith Belue, her fifth big fly of the season, tying her with Brooke Patterson and Kaley Ingle for most on the Erskine team. But, the King offense continued to roll as they won Game 2, 14-2.

THE PLAYER
Faith Belue reached base in both of her plate appearances in Game 2, including a solo home run in the third inning.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine stays on the road this weekend for another doubleheader on Saturday afternoon against Lees-McRae College (18-24, 11-11 CC). Erskine blanked the Bobcats in both games of a doubleheader last season in Due West, winning 1-0 in Game 1 and taking Game 2 by a score of 2-0.

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