UNCG Softball Shuts Out Army, Falls to UNCW
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team shut out Army, 2-0, before falling to host, UNCW, 4-0, on Sunday at Boseman Field in non-conference play.
With the 2-0 victory, the Spartans now have eight shutouts this season. In the win, junior Brooklyn Shroyer had eight strikeouts to surpass the 500-career strikeouts milestone. She now has 503 in her career, with 90 of them while in the Blue & Gold uniform and 413 while with Fairleigh Dickinson.
The Spartans are now 15-12 overall.
GAME 1: UNCG 2 – Army 0
UNCG and Army were in a pitcher’s duel until the bottom of the sixth, as neither team put a run on the board.
With one out, the Spartans’ Kaylyn Belfield hit an infield single and advanced to second base by way of Avery Bouquin’s ground out.
Nya South then walked and was replaced by Layla Carr to put runners on first and second for Laney Deane.
Deane drove the ball out to right center for her 10th double of the season, bringing around Carr and Belfield for a 2-0 advantage.
Shroyer and the Spartans were able to fend off the Black Knights in the top of the seventh to hold on to the 2-0 victory, for their eighth shutout of the season.
Shroyer allowed one hit, walked two batters and struck out eight in her eighth win and fifth shutout of the season.
PITCHING RECORD
Brooklyn Shroyer: W, 8-4
Amanda Eaglin: L, 2-4
GAME 2: UNCG 0 – UNCW 4
The Spartans threatened early with two runners in scoring position in the top of the first, but the Seahawks were able to retire the side with a strikeout and a ground out.
In the bottom of the first with one out, UNCW pushed across one run on Sierra Persinger’s RBI single through the right side for a 1-0 advantage.
With Rhyann Jones in the circle for UNCG, she struck out the final two batters of the frame to keep the Seahawks at bay.
UNCW extended its lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth, stringing together two runs from two hits and an error.
In the bottom of the fifth, Becca Merrick led off with a walk and ended up on third after a stolen base and a ground out. Merrick then scored on a fielding error to give UNCW a 4-0 advantage and hold on to the lead claiming the win.
PITCHING RECORD
Rhyann Jones: L, 2-3
Lynsie Herman: W, 3-0
UP NEXT
UNCG returns to Greensboro to host a the UNCG Tournament, welcoming Lehigh and Tarleton State to UNCG Softball Stadium from Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 15.
Courtesy of Denise Archetto
Assistant Athletic Director For Strategic Communications
UNC Greensboro