WISE, Va. -- Ferrum College's softball team opened the 2026 campaign today on the road, dropping a pair of non-conference games to UVA Wise. Game scores were 3-1 and 5-2, played this afternoon at Bill Gatton Field.

RECORDS
UVA Wise 4-2
Ferrum 0-2

GAME 1
UVA Wise scored a run in the fourth inning and two in the fifth to grab the early lead. Ferrum's Laci Garrett lined a double to left center in the top of the sixth inning to score Nicole Emerson. 

KEY STATS
UVA Wise: Lindsey Polan 2-3, run; SP Olivia Shockley (W, 2-0) 7 inn, 3 hits, 1 ER, 6 BB, 7 K
Ferrum: SP Emily Wood (L, 0-1) 3 inn, 4 hits, 1 K

GAME 2
In the nightcap, Samantha Smith's ground out to third base allowed Garrett to score in the first inning and gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead. The Highland Cavaliers scored a run in the bottom half of the frame, then picked up three runs in the third inning and one in the sixth to open a 5-1 lead. Smith's RBI single up the middle in the seventh inning pushed Garrett across the plate for the game's final score. 

KEY STATS
UVA Wise: Taylor Clay 2-3, run, 2 RBI; SP Bayleigh Allison (W, 1-0) 4 inn, 4 hits, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Fefrrum: Garrett 2-3, 2 runs; SP Chloe Constantino (L, 0-1) 3 inn, 4 hits, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

UP NEXT
Coach Josh Freeman's team is scheduled to play next on Saturday and Sunday, February 14-15, in a pair of non-conference doubleheaders at home against Frostburg State University. Both doubleheaders are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. at Vickie Van Kleeck Field.