MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - The University of Mount Olive softball team dropped both games of the doubleheader against the Crusaders of North Greenville University on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon in Conference Carolinas action at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field in Mount Olive, N.C. The Trojans recognized their five seniors, Kayla Allen, Alexis Hobson, Anna Ingram, Kylie Ward, and Kristin Power, prior to the two games in the 2018 Softball Senior Day ceremony.
GAME ONE INFORMATION
Score: North Greenville 7, Mount Olive 2
Records: Mount Olive (20-25, 7-10), North Greenville (23-12, 10-5)
Location: Nancy Chapman Cassell Field | Mount Olive, N.C.
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
GAME RUNDOWN
- UMO got on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the first inning as Kristin Power ran home following an Anna Ingram single up the middle.
- NGU took a 3-1 lead over the next three innings scoring a single run in the top of the third and a pair of runs in the top fourth.
- An Alexis Hobson single down the leftfield line scored Heather Childress pulling the Trojans within a run, 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth.
- North Greenville increased their lead to five runs as the Crusaders scored four in the top of the seventh and held the Trojans scoreless in the bottom half of the frame to win game one 7-2.
KEY STATS
- Hobson and Ingram both tallied one hit in three at-bats that drove in single RBI's.
- Power and Childress both recorded a run on one hit in four at-bats as the Trojans fell to the Crusaders.
- Kylie Ward (L: 0-3) pitched 3.1 innings giving up three runs on six hits while walking one and striking out one. Ratcliff pitched 3.2 innings after coming in to relieve Ward in the third inning to give up four runs on four hits while striking out one and walking two.
GAME TWO INFORMATION
Score: North Greenville 10, Mount Olive 1 - 5 innings
Records: Mount Olive (20-26, 7-11), North Greenville (24-12, 11-5)
Location: Nancy Chapman Cassell Field | Mount Olive
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
GAME RUNDOWN
- North Greenville got out to an early lead as they scored two runs each in the tops of the first, second and third innings to hold a 6-0 lead over Mount Olive.
- Kayla Allen scored the lone Trojan run in the bottom of the third as she stole home following a high throw from the catcher back to the pitcher.
- The Crusaders closed out the game scoring two more runs in the tops of the fourth and fifth innings going ahead by nine runs, 10-1, and held off the Trojans attack in the bottom of the fifth inning to win game two.
KEY STATS
- Allen tallied one run on one hit in three at-bats.
- Emily Chaisson (L: 5-7) took the loss pitching 3.1 innings giving up eight runs on nine hits, walking one and striking out none.
- The Trojans gave up four errors in the game contributing to the Crusaders victory.
UP NEXT
Mount Olive returns to Nancy Chapman Cassell Field on Wednesday, April 18, as they host rival Barton College in the final Conference Carolinas contest of the season.
