Peace softball earns doubleheader sweep of NC
Wesleyan
Raleigh, NC -
Peace College
earned a doubleheader sweep of North Carolina Wesleyan
in Wednesday afternoon's USA South
softball action. The Pacers used a three-run
fifth inning in game one to pull away for a 6-2 win,
while Ashley Stansbury threw a four-hit shutout in game
two en route to a 7-0 victory. PC
improves to 12-10 on the season, 5-1 in league play,
while the Battling Bishops drop to 6-10 overall, 1-5 in
conference action.
In the
opener, the Pacers plated a run in the first to take an
early 1-0 lead. The Bishops answered with a pair of
scores in the fourth to go up 2-1 thanks to two hits and
two Peace fielding errors. Whitney Moshier and Jessica
Poindexter each tallied singles in the inning, while
Payton Gordon recorded Wesleyan's lone RBI.
Unfortunately, the lead was shortlived as the Pacers
scored two in their half of the inning to retake the
lead, 3-2. PC proceeded to plate three insurance runs in
the fifth to pull away for the victory.
Dani
Abbey and Kate Braun each recorded two hits in the game
for the Bishops, who turned in seven hits as a team.
Freshman Ashley Driver (3-5) took the loss in the
circle, giving up six runs (five earned) on six hits in
five complete. Sophomore Kacie Brandes tossed a
scoreless sixth in relief.
Melissa
Williams paced the Peace offense with a 2-for-4 showing
at the plate, including one run scored and one RBI.
Stephanie Simmons (3-5) picked up the win after going
6.1 innings and giving up two runs (one earned) on seven
hits. After the Bishops loaded the bases with one out in
the seventh, Stansbury came on to record the final two
outs.
In game
two, the Pacers jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first
and it was more than enough for Stansbury (9-5), who
dominated on the mound in the complete game effort.
Abbey,
Braun, Moshier, and Gordon had a hit apiece for the
Bishops, while freshman hurler Brooke Davis (3-5) took
the loss. Davis gave up four runs (three earned) on six
hits over three complete.
Wesleyan returns to action at home this weekend when the
Bishops host a USA South twinbill versus Averett
University on Saturday. NCWC will then host
non-conference foe Guilford College on Sunday. Game one
is slated for 2:00 p.m. at Edge Field on both days.
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