FERRUM, Virginia -- The Ferrum College softball split today's Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) doubleheader against Shenandoah University, winning 4-3 in game one and dropping the second 8-4 on Senior Day.

RECORDS
Ferrum (9-29, 7-15 ODAC)
Shenandoah (14-24, 5-15 ODAC)

THE BASICS

GAME ONE
Ferrum scored the first two runs of the game on Kylie Atkins 2-run single to center field in the third inning. Shenandoah got a run back in the fourth on a single to right field. Kerstin Syder's double to right center field scored a run and put the Panthers up 3-1 after five innings. In the sixth a solo homerun to left field got the Hornets within a run 3-2. Synder again came up big with an RBI double to right center, gave Ferrum a 4-2 lead. Shenandoah scored one run in the seventh, making the final 4-3 in game one

KEY STATS
Ferrum: SP Wynema Thomas (W, 3-11) 7.0 inn, 9 hits, 3 ER, 6 K; Synder 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Atkins 1-3, 2 RBI
Shenandoah: Abigail Campbell (L, 2-2)1.2 inn, 2 hits, 1ER 2 BB, 2 K; Allison McQueeney 3-4; Brenna Westwood 2-4, RBI

GAME TWO
A double steal brought in the first runner of the game for the Hornets and two batters later Paige Eagleton hit a two-run homerun to right field to lead 3-0. Kaycee Kincaid hit an RBI groundout to drive in Ferrum's first run the second inning. Leanna Bartrug came around to score on a passed ball, cutting the deficit to 3-2. A three-run third inning put Shenandoah up 6-2. 

Emily Hooper's RBI groundout and Macey Moore's sacrifice fly to left field, pulled the Panthers back within two, 6-4 in the third inning. Shenandoah scored two more runs in the top of the sixth and held on to a 8-4 win. 

KEY STATS
Shenandoah: RP Meghan Gaskins (W, 2-2) 3.2 inn, 3 hits, 6 K; Eagleton 2-4, 2 RBI, HR, 2 runs; McQueeney 3-4, 2B, 2 runs
Ferrum: RP Emily Walker (L, 1-8) 5.1 inn, 8 hits, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB; Breanna Weaver 2-4, 2B, run; Synder 1-3, 2B