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FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College earned a pair of USA South softball wins over Covenant College this afternoon at home, winning the opener 7-6 in 11 innings and taking the nightcap 8-1. The two victories run Ferrum's win streak to 10 games.

RECORDS
Ferrum (15-8, 12-4 USA South)
Covenant (18-12, 11-7 USA South)

THE BASICS
Cheyenne Strickland had an RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the 11th inning of the opener, allowing Kali Setzer to score the game-winning run. In game two, Bailey Oakes had a three-run homer in the third inning to give Ferrum the USA South sweep. Oakes was a combined 6-8 today with three doubles, a home run, four runs and five RBI for Ferrum. Courtney Rudd earned wins in both games to improve her pitching record to 6-4 this season. Rudd struck out three in 1.2 innings of the opener and six in five innings of game two. Shannon Schmidt went 3-5 in the opener for Covenant.

NEXT GAME
Coach Gerald Culler's team will be back in action Wednesday, March 29, at Mary Baldwin University. The USA South doubleheader is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start in Satunton, Virginia.