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UNC Greensboro

Softbal
Denise Archetto
9
Winner UNCG UNCG 25-10
2
Western Carolina WCU 15-18
Winner
UNCG UNCG
25-10
9
Final
2
Western Carolina WCU
15-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UNCG UNCG 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 9 10 1
Western Carolina WCU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0

W: Scott, Morgan (15-6) L: Savannah Rice (8-6)

Game Recap: Softball | | Denise Archetto, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

UNCG Completes Sweep of WCU Behind Four Homers

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – In another intense game between the reigning 2021 Southern Conference (SoCon) champions, the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team and the runner ups Western Carolina, the Spartans successfully swept their second SoCon opponent with a 9-2 victory.
 
In the 12th game this season with double-digit hits, racking up 10, UNCG has now won nine-straight games. The Spartans have now won 11-straight regular season games against SoCon opponents dating back to the 2021 season.  
 
The Spartans have also won 14-straight overall games against conference foes, including postseason games.
 
Four different Spartans contributed home runs, including Jessie Shipley, Jordan Gontram, Delaney Cumbie, and Maycin Brown. The Blue & Gold totaled 10 homers over the Catamounts this weekend for the sweep.
 
In the circle, Morgan Scott was unbeatable, giving up just two runs on five hits. She struck out 10 batters, for her fourth game this season with double-digit strikeouts.
 
From Cumbie
"Our team has a big goal which is to get back to regionals this year so we are doing a great job working together to get such big wins. This weekend gives us great momentum to take into our game against Duke this week. We are eager to get a rematch against them and plan to do some damage!"

RECORDS
UNCG: 25-10, 6-0 SoCon
Western Carolina: 15-18, 2-4 SoCon

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Spartans took the lead in the second inning with a two-run homer from Shipley to left field.
  • Gontram blasted her own long ball to center field after Makenna Matthijs walked and Blayke Batten singled to the five-six hole.
  • The Spartans were up 5-1 and added two more insurance runs in the fifth on Samantha Lagrama's two-run, two-out double off the left field fence extended the lead to 7-1.
  • The Catamounts cut the deficit to 7-2 on a throwing error to score Samantha Reele from second.
  • UNCG hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the sixth from Cumbie and Brown for its largest lead of the game, 9-2.
NOTES
  • Cumbie hit her ninth homer of the season, 28th of her career.
  • Brown crushed her seventh home run of the season, 17th of her career.
  • Jordan Gontram hit her 11th home run of the season, 45th of her career.
  • Shipley crushed her fifth homer of the season.
  • Brown, Blayke Batten, and Brooklynn Maxwell had multi-hit games, each tallying two each.
  • Morgan Scott struck out 10 in her 16th complete game of the season for her 15th win.
  • This brings her career total to 14 games with double-digit strikeouts.
  • This was the 29th game with at least one home run.
  • This was the 21st game this season with two or more homers.
  • This was the fourth game this season with four home runs.
  • UNCG leads the series 34-20.
PITCHING RECORDS
Morgan Scott: W, 15-6
Savannah Rice: L, 8-6

ON DECK
The Spartans host their second ranked opponent at UNCG Softball Stadium this Wednesday, April 6 in Duke. The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 8 in D1 Softball Top 25 and Softball America, No. 10 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25, and No. 14 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.

The first pitch is scheduled to be at 6:00 p.m. on National Student-Athlete Day. The first 100 students will receive a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich, courtesy of UNCG Activities & Campus Events. Kona Ice will also be in attendance.


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