SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team fell to The Southern Conference (SoCon) foe Wofford, 7-3, in game one, and then bounced back with a 3-1 victory in game two on Saturday at Hope Field.
The Spartans are now 29-15 overall and 9-2 in the SoCon, while the Terriers are 27-10 overall and 5-5 in the conference.
GAME 1: UNCG 3 – WOFFORD 7
- Wofford got on the board first following two scoreless innings by way of a Brianna Stanley double for a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third.
- The Spartans found their way onto the board in the top of the fourth, as Rylie Williams singled up the middle and Avery Bouquin scored on a throwing error to tie the game, 1-1.
- The Terriers tallied five runs on four hits and two errors in the bottom of the fifth for a 6-1 cushion.
- In the top of the sixth, Bouquin walked to lead off and with one out, Williams crushed a two-run home run over the left field fence cutting the deficit to three, 6-3.
- The homer was Williams' third of the season and 12th of her career.
- Wofford's Stanley responded with a solo blast of her own to left field in the bottom of the sixth, giving the Terriers a 7-3 lead.
- Abby Greenwood in the circle for Wofford, held on for the win in the top of the seventh after the Spartans grounded out, singled and then lined into a double play.
PITCHING RECORD
Brooklyn Shroyer: L, 14-5
Abby Greenwood: W, 11-3
GAME 2: UNCG 3 – WOFFORD 1
- The game remained scoreless through the first five innings as both teams were limited offensively.
- UNCG broke through in the top of the sixth with a three-run inning.
- Bouquin started the scoring with an RBI double that scored Chrissy Rabenold.
- Williams followed with an RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0.
- With the bases loaded and two outs, Salem Ward drove in the final run of the frame with a single through the right side putting UNCG up 3-0.
- Wofford cut the deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth after a lead-off double and then single that scored Platte.
- Neither team tallied a hit or run in the seventh, as Rhyann Jones secured her fifth win of the season and third complete game of the season.
PITCHING RECORD
Rhyann Jones: W, 5-3
Margaret Axelson: L, 7-6
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UP NEXT
The Spartans and Terriers will wrap up the three-game series with a single game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Hope Field.