DANVILLE, Ky. – Centre softball continued its weekend dominance as the team earned two run-rule wins over Hendrix College in the final two games of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series. 

The Colonels improved to 6-10 overall and an even 3-3 in the SAA at the end of the series, while the Warriors fell to 3-9 on the season and 0-3 in the conference. 

GAME ONE: Centre 11, Hendrix 3 (6 innings) 
- The start of the first game of the day made it appear it was going to be a long one for the Gold & White. A two RBI single in the first and a score on a ground out put Hendrix up 3-0 at the end of the top of the second inning. 
- Centre tied it up at 3-all in the bottom of the fourth. A Layne Ogle single placed the sophomore on base. Rylie Bentley hit a double to left center next and scored Ogle. The left center sweep spot continued as Hailey Watson hit an RBI double to to the same spot immediately after Bentley did. A Kaylee Gregory single to center field scored the final run of the inning. 
- The Colonels had seven hits and four RBI in the fifth inning alone. The full lineup got a chance to bat in the frame, with all but two notching hits. The scores came on a Andrea Searcy triple, a Morgan Tabor sacrifice fly, a Bentley single, and a Gregory single. 
- Despite the Warriors starting off the sixth frame with a double, the next three batters went down in order via a strike out looking, a strike out swinging, and a ground out. 
- Centre softball secured the run rule with a thrilling final inning. Emily Lammers hit a leadoff single to start the sixth. Searcy walked next and then Madalyn Irwin, pinch-running for Searcy, and Lammers moved to scoring position on a wild pitch. A fielder's choice followed that scored Lammers and then a ground out brought another home. 
- The final two runs of the game came via a walk-off home run by Bentley to make the final tally 11-3. 
- Lucy Baseheart pitched the complete six innings for the Colonels and struck out four batters. She allowed just three runs across 23 at-bats. 

GAME TWO: Centre 13, Hendrix 1 (5 innings) 
- The Gold & White were dominant early in the final game of the series. Much like in the first game of the day, Centre had a frame with seven hits where the team batted around the full lineup. 
- That first frame had back-to-back-to-back hits which ended with one scoring Rushing on a Lammers single. Cheney Floyd, who doubled earlier in the inning, came home on a fielder's choice. A Tabor double down the left field line brought both Searcy and Lammers in for two RBI, followed by Tabor stealing home while the opposition tried to run down the batter at first.  
- Three more runs scored for the Colonels in the first. A Gregory sacrifice fly sent Ogle home. Rushing followed that with a two RBI homer to center field to make the lead 8-0. 
- The Gold & White built the lead even more in the third frame. A Gregory double sent Bentley in after she reached on an earlier single. Rushing hit a double following that run, and it scored two more Colonels. A Tabor double sent one more runner home for Centre in the inning. 
- Hendrix put up their first and only run of the game on a passed ball in the top of the fourth. The lead of 12-1 held in the final game of the SAA series. 
- Andrea Searcy earned the win in the circle thanks to four innings of stellar pitching. The senior struck out six and allowed no earned runs. Taylor Webb hurled for one inning and faced three batters. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORES 
- The Centre squad saw season-highs in hits (16) in the first game, runs scored (13) in the second contest, RBIs (11) in both games, doubles (6) in the second game, and stolen bases (4) in the final tilt. 

UP NEXT 
The Gold & White hit the road for the next five games. They start the trip with a three-game series against SAA foe Berry College. The first games of that series are set for Saturday, March 16.