Sarah Wright
Break time is over.
Bouncing back from a three-week-plus break, Coupeville grad Sarah Wright went right back to tearing up the softball diamond Tuesday in Tennessee.
The former Wolf, who is now a sophomore at Sewanee: The University of the South, hadn’t played since March 6, thanks to the difficulty in scheduling games during a pandemic.
Wright and the Tigers are only playing home contests this spring, as well, as school administrators decided to restrict travel by their sports programs.
Tuesday, however, Fort Valley State University made the trip over from Georgia to start a four-game series, with a second doubleheader set for Wednesday.
The Wildcats, who attend a school where alumni include former NFL players Greg Lloyd of the Steelers and Ricardo Lockette of the Seahawks, won the opener 13-3, but Sewanee rebounded to win the nightcap 8-7 on a walk-off RBI single.
With the split, the Tigers are 2-4 on the season.
Wright had a productive day both behind and at the plate.
In the opener, the Tiger catcher walked, and smashed a pair of hits, including an RBI double to open the scoring.
Wright then came around to tap home herself, thanks to a two-bagger from teammate Peri Prestwood.
Sewanee led 3-2 headed to the fourth, only to have Fort Valley State suddenly find its mojo and start raining down runs.
Surrendering five-run bursts in the top of the fourth and seventh made life tough for the Tigers.
In the nightcap, Wright punched a pair of singles, with the first one driving home a run as Sewanee worked its way back from an early 3-0 deficit.
The Tigers reclaimed the lead at 6-4 heading into the seventh, and final, inning, before things got wild.
Fort Valley State tossed three runs on the scoreboard in the top half of the frame to go up 7-6, and were one out away from completing a doubleheader sweep.
With a runner at first and two outs, however, Sewanee found some magic.
Four straight Tiger hitters reached base, with RBI singles from Kendell Goodrum and Summer Vo tying, then winning, the game.
Through six games, Wright is first on the team in RBI, walks, batting average, and on-base percentage, while sitting second in hits and slugging percentage.
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