FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College split an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) softball doubleheader with University of Lynchburg this afternoon at Vickie Van Kleeck Softball Complex. The Panthers took the opener 4-3 in eight innings, before seeing Lynchburg take the nightcap 2-0.

RECORDS
Ferrum (9-9, 1-3 ODAC)
Lynchburg (14-10, 3-3 ODAC)

GAME 1
In game one, Ferrum erased a 1-0 deficit with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, courtesy of three straight Hornet errors and an 2-RBI double by Wynema Thomas. Lynchburg picked up two runs in the top of the fifth inning, including Gracie Dooley's solo bomb to right field. Macie Bell's bunt single in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in the game-winning run for Ferrum, with Breanna Weaver crossing the plate. 

KEY STATS
Ferrum: RP Lyndsey Sears (W, 7-4) 3.1 inn, 1 hit, 0 runs, 4 K
Lynchburg: Dooley 3-4, HR, run, 2 RBI; RY Kailey Dorcsis (L, 6-2) 2.2 inn, 1 hit, 1 run, 4 K

GAME 2
Karle Cundiff's RBI single through the left side in the opening frame of the nightcap gave the Hornets a 1-0 lead. Dooley reached on an error in the top of the sixth inning, with Kailey Hackett scoring on the play for Lynchburg's final run.

KEY STATS
Lynchburg: SP Angela Sperandeo (W, 2-4) 4.1 inn, 2 hits, 2 BB; RP Dorcsis (Sv, 2nd) 2.2 inn, 0 hits, 5 K
Ferrum: SP Maggie McCray (L, 0-1) 3.2 inn, 3 hits, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

NEXT UP
The Panthers's will be back in action Wednesday, April 5, on the road at Averett University. The ODAC doubleheader is set for a 2:00 p.m. start in Danville, Virginia.