Bristol, Tenn. - The Trojans traveled down to Bristol, Tennessee for a doubleheader against King University on Friday afternoon. Mount Olive lost game one, 3-0, but won game two, 5-2.

GAME ONE INFORMATION
Hailey Kessinger got the start in the circle for the Trojans in game one. Kessigner sailed through the first inning, with two outs she hit a batter, but retired the next hitter, not allowing a hit in inning one. After grounding out for the first out in the bottom of the second inning, the Tornado got their second base runner of the day with a single to right field, then advancing to second on a mishandling of the ball in the outfield. The next batter smacked a double to center field, knocking in the first run of the day and putting the Tornado up, 1-0. One batter later, with two runners on base, King's Camryn Haag hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring one and extending the Tornado's lead to 2-0 through two innings.

In the bottom of the sixth inning the Tornado added an insurance run, increasing their lead to 3-0. The Trojans' Madison Morgan walked in the top of the seventh with two outs, but the attempted comeback stopped there, losing 3-0 in seven innings.

KEY MOMENT
The key moment came in the bottom of the third inning. Up by two, the Tornado's Azlee Sells singled through the left side, scoring a run putting the Tornado up 3-0 late in the game.

TROJAN LEADERS
Megan Bryant finished game one with two hits.

TORNADO LEADERS
Peyton Day had three hits and one RBI.

GAME TWO INFORMATION
It was a quick first inning as starting pitcher, Mallory Ratcliff, only allowed one hit, ending inning one. Heading into the top of the third inning, with the game deadlocked at zero, Katelyn Fulford drew a walk. Fulford's at-bat was followed by Megan Bryant ripping a double to left center, scoring one and giving the Trojans a 1-0 lead. Courtlynn Cooney came to the plate next and brought home Bryant with a single up the middle, increasing the Trojans lead to two, 2-0. 

After another solid inning by Ratcliff, the Trojans offense sprung for more. The first batter in the bottom of the fourth inning was Kylie Emanuele. Emanuele promptly ripped a shot down the right field line and hustled for a triple. Madison Morgan then scored Emanuele with a shot up the middle, giving the Trojans a 3-0 lead. Two batters later and with two on base, Hannah Burress put a ball in play, reaching on an error by the third baseman, and scoring Morgan, increasing the Trojans lead to 4-0. The Tornado added two runs in the fifth inning, but fell short as Megan Bryant sent a ball over the wall in the top of the seventh inning, making the score, and final, 5-2.

KEY MOMENT
The key moment came in the fourth inning. Already up 2-0, the Trojans added two more runs to go up 4-0, and eventually win, 5-2. 

TROJAN LEADERS
Megan Bryant had two hits and two RBI, including a homerun.

TORNADO LEADERS
Haylee Dye had one hit and scored once in game two.

ON DECK
The Trojans travel to Banner Elk, North Carolina for their last regular season game tomorrow, April 17th. Mount Olive plays Lees-McRae in a doubleheader, beginning at noon.