Decatur, AL – The Knights were back in action on Sunday, May 4th as they were set to take on the Crusaders of William Carey University. The game was originally set to be played on Friday afternoon but rain delayed the game into Sunday. The Knights needed a win to earn a spot in the SSAC title game.
The Knights waited until the second inning before they got things going as Kaylee Oliover led off the inning with a single and
Alexis Cosgrove hit an RBI double. The Knights scored another run on a sacrifice fly by
Mel Bullock later in the inning and the Knights grabbed a 2-0 lead. The Crusaders tied the game up at 2-2 in the third inning after an error allowed both runs to score but the Knights caught fire in the fourth inning. Bullock hit a two-run home run to re-take the lead but the Knights were not through.
Madison Cosgrove hit a two-run double and
Alexis Cosgrove hit a two-run single and the Knights held an 8-2 lead after four innings. The Knights continued to pour on the runs in the fifth inning with RBI singles from
Madison Cosgrove and
Grace Avery to force the mercy rule and the Knights won the game 10-2.
The second game of the day was a rematch against the Crusaders in the SSAC title game. The Knights only had to win one game while the Crusaders had to take two. The Knights were able to get a hit in each of the first four innings of play but were unable to drive in any runs.
Mel Bullock led off the fifth inning with a double and set up
Gabbie Haas for the RBI single to give the Knights a 1-0 lead. One run was all they would need as
Emily Proctor has a dominant performance in the circle. She pitched the complete game shutout, allowing four hits and striking out five batters.
Gabbie Haas was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3.
The Knights take the 2025 SSAC Softball Tournament title and complete the sweep after winning the regular season title as well.