Wesleyan Softball Falls to Covenant

Macon, Ga. - The Wesleyan College softball team bounced back from a game one shutout to nearly pull off a game two upset against Great South Athletic Conference newcomer Covenant College on Saturday afternoon.

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Covenant's Chelsea Krafft threw a three-hit shutout as the Scots picked up a 14-0 win in the first game of the day.  Kayla Lumley, Colleen DeGraff and Morgan Cramer all singled in the loss.

After a short break, the Pioneers were able to regroup and jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the second inning.  A single by Lumley drove in two Pioneer runs, which were followed by two more runs that were scored off of a triple by DeGraff.

Covenant brought Krafft back to the circle at the start of the third inning and she once again shut down the Pioneer offense.  Wesleyan gathered six hits in the first two innings of the game but were only able to collect three more upon her return.

The Scots tied the game at 5-5 in the fourth inning before a couple of untimely errors in the fifth inning resulted in four more Covenant runs.  Wesleyan tried to mount a seventh inning rally but were only able to muster two runs, ultimately dropping the contest by a score of 9-7.

Covenant moved to 13-6 (6-3) while Wesleyan fell to 3-8 (2-2).  The Pioneers return to action on Monday when they travel to Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tenn. for a doubleheader.