FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College hosted Mount Olive University in a Conference Carolinas softball doubleheader at VVK Field this afternoon. The Panthers fell 5-2 in the opener, then lost 9-0 in the nightcap.
RECORDS
Mount Olive 20-16, 12-6 CC
Ferrum 8-22, 1-13 CC
GAME ONE
Mount Olive jumped on Ferrum in the third inning with a three-run rally, highlighted by Kaylee Cox's two-RBI single and aided by an error. The Patriots added two more runs in the sixth to take a commanding 5-0 lead. Ferrum rallied in the seventh with a pair of runs, driven by
Lexi Bennett and
Payton Evans, but it wasn't enough to overcome Mount Olive's pitching and timely hitting.Â
KEY STATS
Mount Olive: Kaylee Cox 1-1, 2 RBI; Emma King 3-4, RBI; Alex Steen (W, 10-5) 7.0 inn, 2 ER, 10 K
Ferrum: Evans 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R; Bennett 1-1, 1 R;
Emily Wood (L, 3-7) 7.0 inn, 5 R, 3 ER
GAME TWO
Mount Olive exploded for six runs in the fourth inning and added three more later, including a solo home run from Samantha Taylor, to complete the 9-0 shutout. The Trojans recorded 11 hits while holding Ferrum to just two.Â
KEY STATS
Mount Olive: Samantha Taylor 3-4, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R; Emma King 2-4, 2 R; Allison Barbour 2-4, 3 RBI
Ferrum:
Laci Garrett 1-2, 1 2B; Bennett 1-1, 1 H;
Chloe Constantino (L, 3-9) 5.0 inn, 6 ER
UP NEXT
Ferrum will be back in action Friday, March 27, at Chowan University. The Conference Carolinas doubleheader is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. start in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.Â
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