CARROLLTON, Ga. – For the second consecutive game,
Morgan Goree was outstanding and
Alley Taylor went yard as the Wolves completed a sweep of the Lee Flames with a 6-1 win at University Field on Saturday.
Less than 24 hours after fanning 12 batters in a 3-1 win, Goree came back with another dazzling performance, striking out 10 while allowing just two hits.
Offensively,
Alley Taylor gave the Wolves (16-6, 12-3 GSC) the difference they needed, slugging a first inning home run, her fourth of the weekend, to put UWG up for good.
The Flames (9-12, 7-8 GSC) got a run in the first inning as Goree surrendered four walks allowing one run, but from there would allow just four baserunners total in the final six innings.
After the Wolves took the lead in the first, they would strike for three more in the third inning, as
Kristyn Nix started it with a one-out walk, and eventually scored on a ground ball off the bat of
Kayla Hughes. Taylor drove in another RBI on a sac fly later in the inning, and the third run of the frame came from a
Chandler Mevis RBI single.
West Georgia added a run in the fifth on back-to-back singles from Nix and
Ashley Ellison to account for the final margin.
Taylor's first-inning home run capped an incredible weekend for the senior from Coral Springs, Florida. Taylor finished the weekend 4-for-9 with four home runs and nine RBIs. She now has six home runs on the season, which is second on the team.
The Wolves return to the road on Wednesday, heading to Miles for a non-conference doubleheader.