UNCG Softball Extends Win Streak to Seven with Furman Series Sweep
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team defeated The Southern Conference (SoCon) foe Furman in a doubleheader on Saturday with scores of 9-4 and 5-2 to secure its second conference sweep of the season.
With the victory, UNCG also extended its win streak to seven.
UNCG improves to 30-10 overall and 7-2 in the SoCon and Furman falls to 13-25 overall and 3-6 in the conference.
Game 1: UNCG 9 – Furman 4
UNCG got on top, 2-0, in the top of the second scoring two runs on Macy Michael’s one-out double to left center.
Hadley Gardner led off the frame with a single to left field and Nya South drove the ball out to right field for Michael’s RBI.
Furman responded with two runs of its own in the bottom of the third to tie the game, 2-2, before stranding two Paladins on base.
The Paladins took their first lead of the series in the bottom of the fourth as Caitlin Goldwait singled to second base to drive him Katie Peeler for a 3-2 advantage.
After a scoreless fifth inning for both teams, UNCG broke open the game with five runs on five hits and one error.
With runners on second and third with no outs, Jessie Shipley crushed a long ball over the left-center fence for a 5-3 lead.
Following the first out, Michael singled to center field and Samantha Beck blasted the ball over the left-field fence for a 7-3 advantage.
The Paladins pushed across one run in the bottom of the sixth, cutting the deficit to three, 7-4, on an RBI single from Goldwait.
UNCG’s offensive attack persisted, scoring two more runs in the top of the seventh, the first on Betsy Eatmon’s solo homer to left field and then Meredith Harwood’s sacrifice fly for a 9-4 lead.
In Furman’s last at bats, Madison Petty hit a two-out double, but Reese Byrd secured the 9-4 win with a fly out.
NOTES:
Shipley hit her ninth homer of the season and 33rd career blast.
Beck crushed her sixth home run of the season and 11th of her career.
Eatmon connected for her first homer of the season and ninth of her career.
This was the Spartans’ 19th game with multiple home runs.
Byrd tallied her fifth complete game of the season and 13th of her career.
PITCHING RECORD
Reese Byrd: W, 9-3
Emme Buzhardt: L, 5-8
Game 2: UNCG 5 – Furman 2
UNCG was the first team to score, as Chartrand grounded out to second base in the top of the first, but Beck was able to cross the plate for a 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the frame with one out and a runner on third, Burroughs doubled down the left field line scoring Goldwait to tie the game, 1-1.
After a scoreless second inning, Chartrand hit a two-out three-run home run down the left field line extending UNCG’s lead to two, 4-1.
The Spartans put another run up on the board in the top of the fifth thanks to Grace Loftin’s solo homer to left field for a 5-1 advantage.
The Paladins’ Perry hit a lead off double in the bottom of the seventh and moved over to third on an error, putting runners on the corners with no outs.
Peeler then hit a sacrifice fly to left center, cutting the deficit to three, 5-2. UNCG’s defense was able to hold on for the win after a fielder’s choice and a pop up to second base.
NOTES:
This was the Spartans’ 20th game with multiple home runs.
Chartrand hit her seventh homer of the season and 21st of her career.
Loftin tallied her 11th home run of the season and 40th of her career.
Chartrand tossed her second complete game of the season and eighth of her career.
PITCHING RECORD
Jorde Chartrand: W, 6-3
Angelina Ricciardi: L, 5-6
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UP NEXT
UNCG will take a midweek road trip to Radford, Virginia, to face non-conference foe Radford on Wednesday with a first pitch slated for 4:00 p.m. at Radford Softball Stadium.
Courtesy of Denise Archetto
Assistant Athletic Director For Strategic Communications
UNC Greensboro