Posted: Mar 07, 2017
Daytona Beach, Fla. --- The University of Mount Olive softball team dropped a pair of games to Flagler College, 6-2 and 9-1 (5 innings), on Tuesday night in St. Augustine, Florida.
GAME INFORMATION
Score:
Game 1: Flagler 6, Mount Olive 1
Game 2: Flagler 9, Mount Olive 1 (5 innings)
Records: Mount Olive (12-14, 2-0 CC), Flagler (16-11, 2-0 PBC)
Location: Flagler Field, St. Augustine, Fla.
How It Happened
Game 1: Play-by-Play
Game 2: Play-by-Play
GAME ONE
- Flagler opened the scoring in the bottom of the third as the Saints pushed across three runs to take a 3-0 lead over Mount Olive.
- A two-run home run in the fifth increased the Saints' advantage to 5-0.
- The Trojans scored their only runs in the sixth on a two-run double to right-center field by junior Kayla Allen, as UMO trimmed Flagler's lead to 5-2.
- Flagler added another run in the sixth as the Saints earned the 6-2 in in the first game.
KEY STATS GAME 1
- Freshman Karen Foley led the Trojans with a pair of hits.
GAME TWO
- UMO scored first in the nightcap as junior Anna Ingram singled to left center, scoring freshman Kelsey Hayes to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead in the first.
- The Saints answered with a run to tie the game at one in the bottom half of the first on a sacrifice fly.
- Flagler took control of the game in the second inning, as the Saints scored four runs and took a 5-1 lead.
- Adding a single run in the third and three runs in the fourth, Flagler pulled away for a 9-1 win in five innings.
KEY STATS GAME 2
- Ingram tallied two hits and an RBI to power the Trojans in the second game.
Up Next
Mount Olive next travels to Winter Park, Florida for a doubleheader with Rollins College on Thursday at 6 and 8 p.m.