Lady Govs drop triple to UT Skyhawks

By ANTHONY SHINGLER
Assistant Sports Editor

With the month of March coming to a close, the slumping Lady Govs are currently sitting on a seven-game losing streak after being swept over the weekend by UT Martin Skyhawks on the road.

The Lady Govs (5-21, 0-5 OVC) opened up a three-game series Saturday, March 27, with a 1-6 and a 0-5 loss.

The Lady Govs could only collect one run in the double-header and errors opened the floodgates in the second inning of both games. The four errors (three in the first game and one in the second) combined in both games allowed UT Martin (24-4, 5-0 OVC) to score eight total runs, four in the first game and four in the second.

The only run on Saturday, March 27, came from Detra Farley. Farley opened the game with a bunt single and then stole second base to get in scoring position. Tiffany Smith then doubled into right-center field bringing home Farley for a Lady Gov run.

Even though the Lady Govs could only manage one run, they did provide a threat to score with eight hits, but failed to knock home runners to get points on the board.

Farley, Shine Huwe and Tia Johnson led the way for the Lady Govs with two hits each in the first game.

In the second game of the double-header, the Lady Govs could only manage three hits, two from Brittany Williams and a single from Smith. Williams single in the second inning was her 100th career hit.

In the final game of the series on Sunday, March 28, the Lady Govs jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Farley got on base with an infield hit and moved to third base on a throwing error on a bunt by Williams, who moved to second in the process.

The very next at bat, Smith blasted a single up the middle bringing home the two runs.

UT Martin then tied the score on a solo homerun by Megan Williams and an RBI single from Megan Van Arsdale.

The Lady Govs would then retake the lead before a Skyhawk attack, 3-2 in the top of the fourth courtesy of Jordan Cole’s first home run of the season.

The Skyhawk attack began to pour on. The Lady Govs allowed two runs in the fourth, five in the fifth and one in the sixth, as UT Martin swept the Lady Govs.
The Lady Govs look to head in the right direction Friday, April 2 with a double-header against Southeast Missouri at home at 5 p.m.

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