Huntington sent home from tourney by Spring Arbor

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. - An 8-1 loss brought an end to the 5th-seeded Huntington softball team's season Thursday morning in a Crossroads League tournament elimination game against 3rd-seeded Spring Arbor.

Up against one of the top pitchers in the country, the Foresters struggled to find any sort of offensive rhythm. Emmalee Hamp limited HU to just six hits and a walk while striking out six. The senior tosser is also in the batting line-up for SAU and her three-run bomb in the second is what blew the game open.

Huntington's lone run came in the fourth when Bree Hines knocked in Maddie Goheen, who had doubled her way onto base, with a single into right.  

Starting pitcher Emma Payton took the loss for HU. In 2.2 innings of work, she gave up five hits, six runs, only three of which were earned, and a walk while striking out two.

The Foresters wrap up the season with an overall record of 27-27. Twenty-seven wins is the most program wins in a season since 2017.

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 154 NAIA All-America honors and 501 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.