King and Francis Marion to Meet in Championship Round of 2022 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship

King and Francis Marion to Meet in Championship Round of 2022 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship

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DUNCAN, S.C. – King and Francis Marion advanced to the championship round of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship.
 
Top-seeded King remains the lone undefeated team in the championship with fifth-seeded Francis Marion needing to collect two wins over the Tornado on Sunday to win the tournament title. King will be looking to claim its first tournament title since 2018, while Francis Marion is vying for its first-ever tournament title in Conference Carolinas in its first year in the league. 
 
Due to the weather forecast, the two teams will now get things underway a little earlier in the championship round with first pitch scheduled for 11 a.m. on Sunday.
 
Francis Marion successfully navigated their way through the losers’ bracket with two wins on Saturday to earn the right to face King in the championship round.
 
In the first game of the day on Saturday, Francis Marion used a three-run fourth inning to catapult itself into the losers’ bracket final with a 4-3 victory over Belmont Abbey. The Crusaders plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull within one, but the Patriots were able to hold on for the win.

 
In the second game of the day between the only two unbeaten teams entering Saturday, King narrowly escaped Emmanuel with a 3-2 win to advance to the championship round. Down 2-1 to Emmanuel entering the bottom of the sixth inning it was back-to-back home runs by the Tornado that led to King collecting the one-run win. Rikkelle Miller blasted the first home run of the inning for King before Haylee Dye immediately after homered to center field to plate what would turn out to be the game-winning run.
 
 
In the final game of the day, Francis Marion and Emmanuel needed extra innings before things would be decided. Francis Marion plated the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth in a 4-3 victory over Emmanuel.

 
2022 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship
Tyger River Park | Duncan, South Carolina
 
Play-in Round – Thursday, April 28
Game 1: #9 North Greenville def. #8 Lees-McRae, 4-0 (Box Score)
Game 2: #7 UNC Pembroke def. #10 Erskine, 5-4 (Box Score)
 
First Round - Thursday, April 28
Game 3: #5 Francis Marion def. #4 Belmont Abbey, 4-1 (Box Score)
Game 4: #6 Emmanuel def. #3 Barton, 8-3 (Box Score)
Game 5: #1 King def. #9 North Greenville, 6-5 (Box Score)
Game 6: #7 UNC Pembroke def. #2 Mount Olive, 8-1 (Box Score)
 
Second Round - Friday, April 29
Game 7: #King def. #5 Francis Marion, 4-3 (Box Score)
Game 8: #6 Emmanuel def. #7 UNC Pembroke, 6-3 (Box Score)
Game 9: #3 Barton 6 def. #9 North Greenville, 6-2 (Box Score)
Game 10: #4 Belmont Abbey def. #2 Mount Olive, 9-8 (Box Score)
Game 11: #5 Francis Marion 6 def. #3 Barton, 6-2 (Box Score)
Game 12: #4 Belmont Abbey def. #7 UNC Pembroke, 6-5 (Box Score)
 
Semifinal Round - Saturday, April 30
Game 13: #5 Francis Marion def. #4 Belmont Abbey, 4-3 (Box Score)
Game 14: #1 King def. #6 Emmanuel, 3-2 (Box Score)
Game 15: #5 Francis Marion def. #6 Emmanuel, 4-3 (Box Score)
 
Championship - Sunday, May 1
Game 16: #1 King vs. #5 Francis Marion, 12 p.m. (Field 1)
Game 17: Winner Game 16 vs. Loser Game 16, 2 p.m. (Field 1; If Necessary)