GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team swept The Southern Conference (SoCon) doubleheader against Chattanooga on Saturday at UNCG Softball Stadium.
 
The Spartans won 7-3 in game one and then claimed a 9-1 five-inning walk-off victory in game two. The win in game two was Head Coach Janelle Breneman's 600th career win. Of the 600 wins, 469 have been while with the Blue & Gold, while 75 were with East Stroudsburg and 56 were at Bucknell. 
 
The Spartans had 11 hits in game two, which marks the 20th game this season with double-figure base knocks.
 
The Spartans are now 37-15 overall and 15-2 in the conference, while the Mocs are 18-27-1 overall and 6-11 in the SoCon.
 
GAME 1: UNCG 7 – UTC 3

• After a scoreless first inning, Laney Deane put the first hit and run on the board with her 13^th homer of the season, giving UNCG a 1-0 lead.
• The Spartans then strung together three hits for four runs in the bottom of the third for a 5-0 advantage.
• Following a leadoff walk from Madelyn McKinnon, Jazmin Mejia singled and then on Macy Michael's double to center field, UNCG doubled its lead, 2-0.
• With two outs, Nya South crushed a three-run homer over the left center wall, giving UNCG a 5-0 cushion. South now has 14 home runs this season.
• The Spartans put up two more runs in the bottom of the fifth, thanks to a two-run blast from Deane, 7-0. This was her second home run of the game.
• Brooklyn Shroyer gave up her first hit of the game in the top of the sixth and up until then the Mocs only saw six base runners.
• Chattanooga cut the deficit to six, 7-1, in the same inning, scoring on an RBI single.
• The Mocs threatened in the top of the seventh, as they were able to score two runs on two hits and one error, 7-3. But Shroyer got out of the jam to secure the 7-3 victory with a ground out.
• South went 2-for-3 and Deane went 2-for-2, as they both had three RBI.
• Shroyer threw 7.0 innings for her 11^th complete game of the season and 44^th of her career. She allowed three hits, three runs, three walks and struck out six in the win.

PITCHING RECORD
Brooklyn Shroyer: W, 17-5
Emery Bales: L, 7-9
 
GAME 2: UNCG 9 – UTC 1 (5 inn.)

• After two scoreless innings, Bouquin singled with runners on second and third, driving home both Belfield and Layla Carr for a 2-0 lead. The Spartans loaded the bases after a single and a walk, before Betsy Eatmon's single to center field added another run to UNCG's advantage, 3-0.  
• In the top of the fourth, Chattanooga's Abi Bunt singled to shallow left field and Annika Segedi scored to cut the deficit to two, 3-1.
• The Spartans then responded and earned the three-run cushion back in the bottom of the frame, as South's RBI double drove Belfield in from first, 4-1.
• Eatmon led off the fifth inning with a walk and was replaced with Chrissy Rabenold on base. Mejia's bunt single then put the runners on second and third due to a throwing error.
• Belfield's single in the infield pushed across Rabenold, 5-1.
• Then, South crushed a three-run blast to deep left field for an 8-1 advantage.
• With just one out, Bouquin connected on the second pitch of her at-bat for a double that scored Ava Talley from first base, giving UNCG the run-rule 9-1 victory.
• Belfield went 3-for-3 at the plate, while South, Bouquin and Mejia each had two hits in the game.
• Rhyann Jones tossed 5.0 innings, giving up five hits, one run and one walk in the win.

PITCHING RECORD
Rhyann Jones: W, 7-3
Taylor Long: L, 8-15
 
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The two teams will play tomorrow starting at 2:00 p.m. at UNCG Softball Stadium and prior to the game, UNCG's four seniors will be recognized.