Mount Olive, N.C. --- The University of Mount Olive softball team swept Fayetteville State University, 4-0 and 6-5 (8 innings), in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday evening in Mount Olive, N.C.
GAME INFORMATION
Score:
Game 1: Mount Olive 4, Fayetteville State 0
Game 2: Mount Olive 6, Fayetteville State 5 (8 innings)
Records: Mount Olive (20-26, 8-8 CC), Fayetteville State (13-14, 6-1 CIAA)
Location: Nancy Chapman Cassell Field, Mount Olive, N.C.
How It Happened
Game 1: Play-by-Play
Game 2: Play-by-Play
GAME ONE
- UMO scored first in the bottom of the first as junior Anna Ingram flied out to right field scoring freshman Kelsey Hayes and sending sophomore Callie Ferrell home after a Bronco throwing error to put the Trojans ahead 2-0.
- The Trojans added a run in the bottom of the third as Ferrell crossed home again on another throwing error by Fayetteville State.
- Mount Olive added a final insurance run in the fifth as Hayes crossed home after junior Kayla Allen reached on a Bronco throwing error as UMO captured the 4-0 victory.
KEY STATS GAME 1
- In the circle, junior Kylie Ward (W: 6-6) earned the victory, pitching a complete seven-inning shutout, allowing just three hits and striking out four.
- Senior Caitlin Ewers led the way with two hits for the Trojans, while Ferrell scored a pair of runs, and Ingram recorded the lone RBI.
GAME TWO
- To open the second game, the Trojans scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third on a RBI single by Ferrell and a RBI base-hit by Ingram.
- The Broncos pushed ahead with a two-out rally in the top of the sixth as Fayetteville State scored four runs to take a 4-2 lead.
- Mount Olive responded in the bottom half of the sixth with two runs scored on a Bronco fielding error that tied the game at four.
- In the top of the eighth, Fayetteville State retook the lead at 5-4 with a RBI double to left field.
- With two outs and runners on second and third, UMO tied the game at five on a wild pitch by the Broncos.
- Junior Kristin Power came to the plate later in the inning and delivered the walk-off win for the Trojans with a RBI single through the left side that scored senior Danielle Myers and gave UMO the 6-5 victory in eight innings.
KEY STATS GAME 2
- UMO recorded nine hits in the win with Ferrell, Power, and Thompson all tallying a pair of hits.
- Freshman Emily Chaisson (W: 10-10) earned her 10th win of the season, pitching a complete eight innings, allowing four earned runs on nine hits, striking out four.
Up Next
The Trojans return to Conference Caorlinas action with a pair of doubleheaders at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field as UMO opens with a twin-bill against Lees-McRae College on April 8 at 2 and 4 p.m. before challenging King University for two games on April 9 at 1 and 3 p.m.