HIGHLIGHTS:
• Emily Snider had an RBI double against CCU
• Taylor Rogers had a career-high four RBI against Iowa
• Morgan Robinson had four RBI in the second game as well.
 
CONWAY, S.C. – The Georgia Southern softball team split a pair of games Saturday at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, falling 9-5 to the host Chanticleers before exploding for a 10-2, five-inning win over Iowa.
 
GAME 1 – CCU 9, GS 5
The Chants struck first with a solo home run in the second inning, but A.J. Hamilton knotted the game up in the third inning with an RBI ground out. In the fourth inning, Alesha Mann singled and stole second and scored on Lydia Witkowski's infield single when CCU committed an error on the play.
 
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Chants hit a solo home run and then busted the game open with four more runs. CCU plated two more in the sixth inning, but Emily Snider drove in Rogers with a double and then Hamilton drove in another run before Hannah Farrell drove in the final run. But in the end, the rally came up just short.
 
After picking up three hits on Friday, Witkowski continued her hot weekend, picking up two more hits. Alesha Mann and Snider also had two hits apiece while Hamilton, Farrell and Rogers had the other hits.
 
Kierra Camp got the start and recorded two strikeouts in the loss.
 
GAME 2 – GS 10, IOWA 2 (5)
Iowa plated two runs in the first inning on a two-run home run but GS responded right back, scoring six runs in the second inning. With the bases loaded and two outs in the inning, Witkowski reached on an infield single to plate a run before Rogers drove in two with a single and Robinson drove in two more with a single of her own. Hamilton drove in a run with the Eagles' sixth hit of the inning.
 
In the third inning, Rogers drove in two more runs to make it 8-2, giving her a career-high four RBI. Robinson would not be outdone, driving in two more runs to make it 10-2 and give her four RBI for the game, as well.
 
The Eagles pounded out 10 hits, led by two apiece from Witkowski, Rogers and Robinson. Also picking up hits were Snider, Hamilton, Farrell and Mann.
 
Dixie Raley (W, 5-3) settled down nicely after the first inning to pick up the win. The freshman allowed two runs on six hits with no walks and four strikeouts.
 
After a split of a doubleheader on Friday, the Eagles pick up the series win against the Hawkeyes of the Big 10 Conference.
 
The Eagles will conclude action in the Palmetto State on Sunday, taking on host Coastal Carolina at noon.