FERRUM, Virginia -- #2 Christopher Newport University picked up a pair of non-conference softball games over Ferrum College, winning 5-2 and 4-1 at Vickie Van Kleeck Softball Complex.

RECORDS
#2 Christopher Newport (19-3)
Ferrum (10-16)

GAME 1
The reigning NCAA Div. III national champion Captains belted three solo home runs in the second inning to get all they would need. Ferrum picked up two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, one on an RBI single by Erin Nelson and the other on an error. CNU tacked on a pair of runs in the seventh inning for the final count.

KEY STATS
CNU: SP Kate Alger (W, 10-1) 7 inn, 7 hits, 2 ER, 6 K
Ferrum: Erin Nelson 2-3, run; SP Emily Walker (L, 0-2) 1.1 inn, 3 hits, 3 ER, 6 K

GAME 2
CNU scored four runs in the first inning off a pair of two-run bombs by Brooke Greaver and Kendall Bentley. Ferrum scored a run in the bottom of the first inning off an error, and that was all the scoring either team would see for the rest of the game.

KEY STATS
CNU: Greaver 2-4, double, HR, run, 2 RBI; Bentley 2-3, HR, run, 1 RBI; SP Olivia Kim (W, 4-0) 7 inn, 4 hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Ferrum: Nelson 2-3; SP Emily Nelson (L, 0-2) 3 inn, 8 hits, 4 ER

NEXT UP
The Panthers will play next on Wednesday, April 19, at home against Roanoke College. The ODAC doubleheader is set to start at 5:00 p.m.