HIGHLIGHTS:•
Kierra Camp went six innings to pick up a win
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Macy Weeks hit a grand slam
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Dixie Raley picked up a win and a save on the day
STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern softball team continued play at the Eagle Classic Saturday, holding on for a 4-3 win over North Dakota before rolling past Harvard 12-2 in five innings to run its winning streak to five games.
GAME 1 – GS 4, UND 3The Eagles fell behind early, but
Kierra Camp got out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning. GS responded back immediately as consecutive hits from
Taylor Rogers,
Emily Snider,
Morgan Robinson and
A.J. Hamilton quickly made it 2-1 before a single from
Hannah Farrell made it 3-1 in favor of the home team.
After a scoreless frame,
Alesha Mann drove in
Rowan McGuire to give the Eagles a three-run lead. In the sixth inning, the Fighting Hawks nearly tied it up, but had to settle for two runs to make it 4-3.
UND tried to make it exciting in the seventh inning, but
Dixie Raley recorded two strikeouts with the tying run on base to pick up the save.
At the plate, GS recorded six hits, one apiece from Rogers, Snider, Robinson, Hamilton, Farrell and
Alesha Mann.
Camp (W, 3-4) went 6.0 innings to pick up the win. She allowed three runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Raley stuck out three batters in the seventh to end the game after walking the first batter she faced.
GAME 2 – GS 12, HU 2 (5)Georgia Southern jumped all over the Crimson, plating five runs in the first inning. Hamilton drove in Snider to get the Eagles on the board and then
Macy Weeks obliterated an offering over the scoreboard for a grand slam to quickly make it 5-0.
In the second inning, Robinson roped a single to center field to drive in Rogers and
India Davis.
Rogers smashed a ball to the gap in the third inning to bring home three more runs, making it 10-1. Farrell then crushed a ball to center field in the fourth inning – her second home run of the season – to make it a 10-run game. The Eagles were ultimately able to end the game early due to the run-ahead rule after posting 12 total runs and holding Harvard to just two total runs.
Robinson, Farrell, Weeks all had two hits while Rogers, Snider, Hamilton and Davis each had one.
Raley (W, 8-3) picked up the win, going all five innings for the Eagles. She allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits with four walks and four strikeouts.
In the other games of the day, Eastern Kentucky downed North Dakota 4-1 and then beat Harvard 7-6.
The Eagles (11-7) will wrap up weekend action on Sunday, taking on Eastern Kentucky (12-3) at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free and the game will be streamed live on GS All-Access for a fee.
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