GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team claimed the series sweep over the Wofford Terriers on Saturday after securing game two, 6-1, and walking-off game three, 9-8, in eleven innings in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action at UNCG Softball Stadium.
 
After going 2-0 on Saturday, the Spartans now stand 26-10 overall and 4-2 in conference.
 
GAME ONE: WOF 1, UNCG 6

• Both teams stayed scoreless for the first two innings of play.
• After the Spartans left two Terriers stranded in the top of the third, UNCG took a 2-0 advantage in the bottom half.
• Samantha Beck launched an RBI double to center field to send Kaylyn Belfield home from second, 1-0.
• Jorde Chartrand added another RBI double to bring Beck in for a 2-0 lead.
• Wofford got on the board in the fifth inning for the visiting team's only run of the game with an RBI double, making it a one-run game, 2-1.
• The Spartans tallied two more runs in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead.
• Betsy Eatmon singled through the left side to score Beck from third, 3-1.
• In the next at bat, Hadley Gardner reached third on a dropped fly ball to right field to score Eatmon, making it 4-1 Spartans.
• UNCG tacked on two more runs for a five-run advantage in the sixth inning.
• Beck reached on a fielding error by the Terriers' shortstop to push across Chrissy Rabenold, 5-1.
• Grace Loftin singled to the shortstop, scoring Belfield for the final run of the game, 6-1.
• Salem Ward in the circle, behind stellar fielding from the Spartans, closed out the seventh inning for UNCG to secure the 6-1 victory.
• Kaylyn Belfield led the game with three hits, going 3-for-3.
• Eatmon followed closely behind with two hits.

PITCHING RECORD
Jorde Chartrand: W, 4-3
Abby Greenwood: L, 5-4
Salem Ward: S, 3

GAME TWO: WOF 8, UNCG 9 (11 innings)

• Wofford got the scoring started with three runs in the second for a 3-0 lead.
• UNCG took the lead with four runs in the bottom of the second.
• Laney Deane reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Eatmon from third to put the Spartans on the board, 1-3.
• Jessie Shipley then singled through the left side on an 0-1 count to push Gardner across, cutting the deficit to one, 2-3.
• Beck doubled to center field for two RBI, bringing in Deane and Shipley to give UNCG a 4-3 lead.
• Gardner secured a two-run lead for the Spartans in the third after launching her seventh career home run on an 1-0 count, 5-3.
• Wofford's Hope Ingle responded with a two-run homer in the fourth to tie the game, 5-5.
• The Terriers regained the lead in the fifth with a double to left center for one RBI, 6-5.
• Shipley tied the game in the seventh, 6-6, with her eighth homer of the season and 32^nd of her career to send the game to extra innings.
• Wofford took the lead again in the top of the 10^th inning off an RBI single, 7-6.
• UNCG tied the game once again when Loftin grounded out to the pitcher to score Beck, 7-7.
• The Terriers responded with a double to left center in the 11^th for the one-run lead, 8-7.
• Deane launched her fourth homer of the season, a two-run blast to secure the 9-8 walk-off for the Spartans.

PITCHING RECORD
Salem Ward: W, 12-4
Natalya Salo: L, 4-4

NOTES

• Chartrand led the Spartans in the circle with five strikeouts.
• Beck led the first game of the day with two RBI.
• Beck and Belfield led with two hits apiece.
• Deane led the second game with three RBI.
• Beck followed closely behind with two RBI.
• Shipley and Gardner paced second game with two hits apiece.
• Gardner, Shipley and Deane each launched a homer in the second game.

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The Spartans will host NC State on Wednesday with a 5:30 p.m. first pitch to conclude a five-game homestand at the UNCG Softball Stadium.