Bishop softball splits pair at
Ferrum College Tournament
Salem,
VA
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Behind a solid offensive
performance by freshman Brittany
Nichols, the North Carolina
Wesleyan softball team was able
to split a pair of games at this
weekend's Ferrum College
Tournament, falling to Roanoke
and Christopher Newport before
bouncing back to earn victories
over Hunter and Lycoming.
Nichols went 7-for-12 at the
plate with four homeruns, two
doubles, and six RBI. The
Bishops are now 7-3 on the
season.
Wesleyan
dropped a 6-5 heartbreaker to
Roanoke in Saturday's first
game. The Bishops held a slim
5-3 advantage entering the
bottom of the sixth, but Roanoke
tied the game at 5-5 on a
two-run homer. After holding
NCWC scoreless in their half of
the seventh, Roanoke plated the
winning run on a sac-fly RBI.
Bishop hurler
Libby Fulford suffered her first
loss of the season, while Ashlee
Bass paced the offensive effort
with a 3-for-4 showing at the
plate.
CNU jumped
out to a 3-0 lead in the
tourney's second game, but rain
suspended play in the first
inning. The game picked up where
it left off on Sunday morning,
and the Captains went on to take
an 11-3 decision in five
innings.
Bass was
2-for-3 and Jessica Poindexter
1-for-2 with two RBI.
Kacie Brandes took the loss.
Wesleyan
snapped its three-game skid with
a 6-2 win over Hunter College on
Sunday afternoon. Nichols led
the Bishop offense by blasting
her third homerun of the
tournament, while Alexis Gallop
turned in a 2-for-4 performance
with a double and three RBI.
Whitney Moshier also homered.
Fulford (4-1)
earned the win by going the
distance, scattering four hits
and striking out six.
In NCWC's
final game, the Bishops cruised
to a 13-4 victory over Lycoming
in five innings. Nichols was
3-for-4 with another homer,
double, and three RBI. Gallop
was also 3-for-4.
Brandes (3-2)
picked up the win, tossing a
four-hitter and striking out
three.
The Bishops open up USA South
Conference play on Tuesday when
they travel to Meredith College.
Game time is slated for 2:00
p.m. in Raleigh.
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