CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In
Maycin Brown fashion, the junior crushed a three-run home run to give the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team the lead and eventual 7-5 win over Big Ten foe Penn State Saturday night at Anderson Stadium.
This season, Brown's three home runs have been clutch. She had a three-run homer to put UNCG up 3-1 after falling behind 1-0 against George Washington. The Spartans would win 10-1 in six innings.
The Summerville, South Carolina native then sent out a two-run shot to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead against Loyola Chicago. The Ramblers responded with a run, but UNCG came out on top 4-1.
This homer was nothing different in UNCG's fifth come-from-behind win of the season.
From Brown on the game and her home run
"I hope that everyone can realize that we are a team that you can't give up on. We proved that especially tonight. We are a team that will always compete and give everything we have until the very last out."
RECORDS
UNCG: 11-5
Penn State: 9-8
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless first inning, Penn State broke open the game with three runs on three hits.
- With one out and a runner on first, Lauren Marcotte doubled to center field and Lilia Crouthamel scored for the first run. Liana Jones singled to left field for the second RBI of the game and Claire Swedberg made it safely to first on a bunt to bring home Jones from third.
- UNCG put its two-out magic into play, as Delaney Cumbie launched a homer to right center to cut the deficit to 3-2 in the top of the third.
- The Nittany Lions' Ally Kurland lifted one over the left field wall to put the lead back at two, 4-2, in the bottom of the third.
- Morgan Scott retired Penn State in the bottom of the fourth with three-straight strikeouts, bringing her total to five.
- UNCG powered through the top of the seventh with five runs on three hits to take its first lead of the game, 7-4.
- Jordan Gontram led off the inning with a solo home run.
- The bases quickly were loaded with a single from Brooklynn Maxwell, a walk from Hannah Kincer, and Anna White was hit by a pitch.
- Cumbie sent a high fly ball in foul territory to right field, scoring Maxwell on the sacrifice fly for a tied game at four.
- Brown followed up with a three-run blast to center field for the Spartans' first advantage of the game.
- The Nittany Lions wouldn't go down without a fight, as they put runners on first and third with one out. Cassie Lindmark then singled to right field driving in a run to cut the deficit to 7-5.
- Scott got out of the jam with a pop up to shortstop and a fly out to right field for the win.
NOTES
- Scott recorded her 11th game with double-digit strikeouts, retiring 10.
- This is the first time this season with double-digit strikeouts for Scott.
- Seven different Spartans registered a hit.
- Cumbie sent out her second home run of the season, 21st of her career.
- Jordan Gontram recorded her third home run of the season, 37th of her career.
- Brown crushed her third home run of the season, 13th of her career.
- UNCG has launched a home run in 14 of the 16 games played this year.
- This is the ninth game this season with multiple homers.
- This is the third game this season with three home runs.
- Penn State leads the series 3-2.
PITCHING RECORDS
Morgan Scott: W, 7-3
Kylee Lingenfelter: L, 3-5
ON DECK
UNCG wraps up the Carolina Classic with a doubleheader tomorrow, Sunday, March 6. In the first game, the Spartans will battle Penn State at 3:00 p.m. and follow the game with their third ACC opponent of the season in North Carolina at 5:30 p.m.
