Posted: Feb 09, 2019
GREENVILLE, TENN. - The University of Mount Olive softball team dropped a doubleheader to the Pioneers of Tusculum University on Saturday afternoon.
GAME 1 INFORMATION
Score: Tusculum 10, Mount Olive 2
Records: Mount Olive (3-4), Tusculum (2-1)
Location: Red Edmonds Field | Greenville, Tenn.
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
GAME RUNDOWN
- Tusculum came out in game one swinging and instantly put Mount Olive behind with five runs in the bottom of the first. Three RBI base hits contributed to outburst including a Trojan error and UMO was down 5-0.
- The Pioneers scored another run in the bottom of the second off a wild pitch.
- Mount Olive was able to stop the TU run in the top of the third as Charlene Thompson double to lead off the inning and following a flyout, Cassandra Lassiter doubled to right and put two Trojans into scoring position.
- Eileen Barrera drove in the first UMO run with a single to short and Mount Olive trailed 6-1.
- The one run was all the Trojans could manage in the inning and the game moved on.
- Tusculum went onto add a pair of runs in the fifth inning.
- Mount Olive scored a run in the sixth, however, the Pioneers closed out the game via the mercy rule in the bottom half with two more runs and took game one.
- Haley Brogden (2-2) took the loss in the circle for UMO going three innings allowing six runs off five hits and struck out two.
GAME 2 INFORMATION
Score: Tusculum 4, Mount Olive 0
Records: Mount Olive (3-5), Tusculum (3-1)
Location: Red Edmonds Field | Greenville, Tenn.
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
GAME RUNDOWN
- Game two saw the bats completely cool off for the Trojans as they could only strike together four hits for the entire game.
- Tusculum scored the game's first run in the bottom of the first with an RBI-single and jumped out to an early 1-0 lead.
- A two-run home run extended the lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the third, and a sacrifice fly in the fifth sealed the win for the Pioneers.
- Emily Chaisson (1-1) got the loss in the circle allowing four runs off 10 hits and struck out three.
UP NEXT
Mount Olive returns home to take on the Rams of Winston-Salem State University February 12 at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field at 2 and 4 p.m. in Mount Olive, N.C.