Saturday, April 2
Monroe, LA
2 PM
Georgia Southern University
19-16, 0
9
at
4
UL Monroe
17-19, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Georgia Southern
2
0
3
1
1
1
1
9
13
0
ULM
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
7
2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Raley, Dixie (14-7)
L: COYNE (11-13)
Batting:
2B: Robinson, Morgan 1
3B: Witkowski, Lydia 1
HR: Farrell, Hannah 1 ; Hamilton, A.J. 1
RBI: Snider, Emily 1 ; Robinson, Morgan 1 ; Farrell, Hannah 1 ; Hamilton, A.J. 3
SF: Snider, Emily 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Witkowski, Lydia 2 ; Snider, Emily 1 ; Robinson, Morgan 2 ; Farrell, Hannah 2 ; Hamilton, A.J. 1 ; Davis, India 1
SB: Witkowski, Lydia 1 ; Weeks, Macy 1 ; Carter, Haley 1 ; Mann, Alesha 2
HBP: Hamilton, A.J. 1
Batting:
HR: BARRE 1 ; LYON 1
RBI: BARRE 3 ; LYON 1
SH: ROBERTS 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MCKAY 1 ; ROBERTS 1 ; BARRE 1 ; LYON 1
SB: MCKAY 1
HBP: BARRE 1
PO: MCKAY 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
INF
/ SoftballINF
/ Softball
C/UTL
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
OF/UTL
/ Softball
P
/ SoftballINF
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
INF/OF
/ Softball
OF/UTL
/ SoftballOF/INF
/ Softball
Photo by: Frank Fortune - Georgia Southern Athletics
Eagle Softball Blasts Four Home Runs in Doubleheader Sweep of UL Monroe
4/2/2016 7:39:00 PM | Softball
GS claimed first game 9-4, second game 6-1
HIGHLIGHTS:
• The Eagles had 4 home runs between the 2 games – A.J. Hamilton, Hannah Farrell, Alesha Mann, and Morgan Robinson
• Robinson had 4 hits and 3 RBI on the day
• Lydia Witkowski scored 3 runs total
MONROE, La. – The Georgia Southern softball team blasted four home runs and collected 19 hits en route to claiming a pair of victories over UL Monroe in Sun Belt Conference action Saturday afternoon. The Eagles took the first game 9-4 before winning their 20th game and third SBC series of the season with a 6-1 victory in the second game.
Game 1 – GS 9, ULM 4
GS (20-16, 6-2 SBC) led the day off by jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning of the first game when Emily Snider and Morgan Robinson both scored after the ULM third baseman threw the ball away while trying to throw Hannah Farrell out at first.
The Warhawks (17-20, 3-8) were able to get a run back in the bottom of the second frame when Cheyanne Lyon hit a solo home run to right field, but freshman hurler Dixie Raley answered with three strikeouts in a row to end the threat.
As a response to the Warhawks' single run in the second, senior catcher A.J. Hamilton knocked her sixth home run of the year in the top of the third, scoring both Farrell and Robinson, to extend the lead back out for the Eagles.
ULM was able to score another run in the bottom of the third, but the Eagles answered by finishing the game with single runs in each of the final four innings. In the top of the fourth, Snider hit a sacrifice fly to left-center, scoring Lydia Witkowski from third who reached earlier on a triple to right-center field. In the top of the fifth, Farrell ripped her third home run of the season and then in the next inning, Morgan Robinson added to her RBI season total as she hit a base hit RBI to just behind the second baseman, scoring Witkowski for her second run of the game. India Davis then capped off the Eagles scoring drive in the top of the seventh when she scored off an error by the ULM left fielder, putting GS up 9-2.
The Warhawks managed to get a pair of runs back in the bottom of the seventh when Amye Barre hit a two-out, two-run home run to left field to set the score at 9-4, but that was as close as the Eagles would allow them to get.
Witkowski, Taylor Rogers, Robinson, Farrell and Alesha Mann all had two hits in the game for the Eagles while Witkowski, Robinson and Farrell each added a pair of runs scored. The Eagles racked up 13 hits in the series-opening contest.
Raley (14-7) pitched the complete game in the circle for the Eagles, striking out eight batters while giving up just three walks. Melanie Coyne (11-13) started the game and came back in to finish things up for ULM after leaving the game for an inning. She gave up 12 of the 13 hits and walked four batters compared to four strikeouts.
Game 2 – GS 6, ULM 1
The day's second game started off similarly to the first game as the Eagles jumped out to a multi-run lead early on, this time in the top of the second frame when Mann hit her fifth home run of the season. The shot to center field also scored Rowan McGuire and Macy Weeks, putting GS up 3-0.
Robinson followed that up an inning later by delivering her team-leading seventh home run of the season with a solo shot to right-center field.
ULM was able to get one run back in the bottom of the fourth inning but Robinson batted in her third run of the day a half inning later when she sent a single to right-center field and scored Witkowski from second. It was Witkowski's team-leading third run scored of the day.
Haley Carter was able to put a cap on the scoring drive in the top of the sixth when she raced home from second to put the Eagles up by the final tally of 6-1.
Robinson led the Eagles' offensive effort in the second game with a 2-for-4 effort at the plate that included batting in a pair of runs and scoring one herself. Witkowski, Hamilton, McGuire and Mann each had one hit.
Sophomore Kierra Camp (6-8) earned her sixth win of the season in game-two, pitching all seven innings while dealing six strikeouts. Paige Porter (3-2) was saddled with the loss for the 'Hawks as she pitched the complete game and surrendered the six runs, two earned.
COACH SMITH SAYS
"It's big to win series, especially in conference play. I was really happy for and proud of our team today because it is our goal every weekend to go out and win series. I was pleased with the effort and performance up and down our lineup – at the plate, on the mound and defensively. I thought we played good softball in both games against a tough UL Monroe team. They are a team that fights inning after inning, so to come out with two wins today was great."
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Warhawks will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday, Apr. 3. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. ET.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
• The Eagles had 4 home runs between the 2 games – A.J. Hamilton, Hannah Farrell, Alesha Mann, and Morgan Robinson
• Robinson had 4 hits and 3 RBI on the day
• Lydia Witkowski scored 3 runs total
MONROE, La. – The Georgia Southern softball team blasted four home runs and collected 19 hits en route to claiming a pair of victories over UL Monroe in Sun Belt Conference action Saturday afternoon. The Eagles took the first game 9-4 before winning their 20th game and third SBC series of the season with a 6-1 victory in the second game.
Game 1 – GS 9, ULM 4
GS (20-16, 6-2 SBC) led the day off by jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning of the first game when Emily Snider and Morgan Robinson both scored after the ULM third baseman threw the ball away while trying to throw Hannah Farrell out at first.
The Warhawks (17-20, 3-8) were able to get a run back in the bottom of the second frame when Cheyanne Lyon hit a solo home run to right field, but freshman hurler Dixie Raley answered with three strikeouts in a row to end the threat.
As a response to the Warhawks' single run in the second, senior catcher A.J. Hamilton knocked her sixth home run of the year in the top of the third, scoring both Farrell and Robinson, to extend the lead back out for the Eagles.
ULM was able to score another run in the bottom of the third, but the Eagles answered by finishing the game with single runs in each of the final four innings. In the top of the fourth, Snider hit a sacrifice fly to left-center, scoring Lydia Witkowski from third who reached earlier on a triple to right-center field. In the top of the fifth, Farrell ripped her third home run of the season and then in the next inning, Morgan Robinson added to her RBI season total as she hit a base hit RBI to just behind the second baseman, scoring Witkowski for her second run of the game. India Davis then capped off the Eagles scoring drive in the top of the seventh when she scored off an error by the ULM left fielder, putting GS up 9-2.
The Warhawks managed to get a pair of runs back in the bottom of the seventh when Amye Barre hit a two-out, two-run home run to left field to set the score at 9-4, but that was as close as the Eagles would allow them to get.
Witkowski, Taylor Rogers, Robinson, Farrell and Alesha Mann all had two hits in the game for the Eagles while Witkowski, Robinson and Farrell each added a pair of runs scored. The Eagles racked up 13 hits in the series-opening contest.
Raley (14-7) pitched the complete game in the circle for the Eagles, striking out eight batters while giving up just three walks. Melanie Coyne (11-13) started the game and came back in to finish things up for ULM after leaving the game for an inning. She gave up 12 of the 13 hits and walked four batters compared to four strikeouts.
Game 2 – GS 6, ULM 1
The day's second game started off similarly to the first game as the Eagles jumped out to a multi-run lead early on, this time in the top of the second frame when Mann hit her fifth home run of the season. The shot to center field also scored Rowan McGuire and Macy Weeks, putting GS up 3-0.
Robinson followed that up an inning later by delivering her team-leading seventh home run of the season with a solo shot to right-center field.
ULM was able to get one run back in the bottom of the fourth inning but Robinson batted in her third run of the day a half inning later when she sent a single to right-center field and scored Witkowski from second. It was Witkowski's team-leading third run scored of the day.
Haley Carter was able to put a cap on the scoring drive in the top of the sixth when she raced home from second to put the Eagles up by the final tally of 6-1.
Robinson led the Eagles' offensive effort in the second game with a 2-for-4 effort at the plate that included batting in a pair of runs and scoring one herself. Witkowski, Hamilton, McGuire and Mann each had one hit.
Sophomore Kierra Camp (6-8) earned her sixth win of the season in game-two, pitching all seven innings while dealing six strikeouts. Paige Porter (3-2) was saddled with the loss for the 'Hawks as she pitched the complete game and surrendered the six runs, two earned.
COACH SMITH SAYS
"It's big to win series, especially in conference play. I was really happy for and proud of our team today because it is our goal every weekend to go out and win series. I was pleased with the effort and performance up and down our lineup – at the plate, on the mound and defensively. I thought we played good softball in both games against a tough UL Monroe team. They are a team that fights inning after inning, so to come out with two wins today was great."
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Warhawks will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday, Apr. 3. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. ET.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
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