CENTRAL, S.C. | Georgia College & State University fell to Southern Wesleyan University on Wednesday (March 5) afternoon at Varsity Field as the Warriors came from behind in both softball games.
The Bobcats lost the opener 7-3 and the nightcap 9-3.
GCSU fell to 8-11, as the Warriors climbed to 13-3. The Bobcats will return to action with a Peach Belt Conference game against the University of South Carolina-Beaufort Friday (March 7) at 6 p.m. in Bluffton, South Carolina.
The Bobcats scored the first run of the afternoon as Emily Hutcheson hit an RBI single in the fourth inning of game one.
However, the Warriors jumped on Shelby Jones (3-5) as Avery Mercer started off the bottom of the fifth with a home run, and quickly after Talissa Cannady followed with a three-run home run to take a 4-1 lead.
Kam Caldwell put the Bobcats within one on a two-run single, but three Warriors came across in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach.
Olivia Haag (6-0) collected the win on a three-run effort, giving up six hits, walking five and striking out six.
In the second game, GCSU jumped out in front again, as Divina Checo drove in Caldwell. But, the Warriors rallied in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead back.
The Bobcats drove in three in the second on a passed ball and a two-run double by Caldwell. GCSU followed up with another pair in the next inning. Caroline Pollock and Samantha Wilson plated unearned runs as the Bobcats stayed alive after an almost inning-ending error, giving the Bobcats a 6-3 lead.
The Warriors offense sparked to life against Tiffany Caban (4-2) in the bottom of the sixth. Amberly Way and Megan Ware hit an RBI and three-RBI double, respectively, to give Southern Wesleyan an 8-6 lead that never faltered.
Chloe Smith (3-0) collected the win for the Warriors on 3.2 innings of relief, giving up the two unearned runs, while striking out five.
Caldwell, Hutcheson, Maddie Todd, and Lancaster had multiple-hit games in either game of the doubleheader, while Caldwell also drove in four runs over the two games.
The Bobcats lost the opener 7-3 and the nightcap 9-3.
GCSU lost the two-game set against Southern Wesleyan, as the Bobcats fell to 8-11, as the Warriors climbed to 13-3. The Bobcats will return to action with a game against the University of South Carolina-Beaufort Friday (March 7) at 6 p.m. at the Sand Shark softball field.
The Bobcats scored the first run of the afternoon, Emily Hutcheson hit an RBI single in the fourth inning of the opener.
However, the Warriors jumped all over Shelby Jones (3-5) as Avery Mercer started off the bottom of the fifth with a home run, and quickly after Talissa Cannady followed that with a three-run home run to take a 4-1 lead.
Kam Caldwell put the Bobcats within one on a two-run single, but three Warriors came across in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach.
Olivia Haag (6-0) collected the win on a three-run effort, giving up six hits, walking five and striking out six.
In the second game, GCSU jumped out in front again, as Divina Checo drove in Caldwell. But, the Warriors rallied in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead back.
The Bobcats drove in three in the second on a passed ball and a two-run double by Caldwell. GCSU followed up with another pair in the next inning. Caroline Pollock and Samantha Wilson plated unearned runs as the Bobcats stayed alive after an almost inning-ending error, giving the Bobcats a 6-3 lead.
The Warriors offense sparked to life against Tiffany Caban (4-2) in the bottom of the sixth. Amberly Way and Megan Ware hit an RBI and three-RBI double, respectively, to give Southern Wesleyan an 8-6 lead that never faltered.
Chloe Smith (3-0) collected the win for the Warriors on 3.2 innings of relief, giving up the two unearned runs, while striking out five.
Caldwell, Hutcheson, Todd, and Sydney Lancaster had multiple-hit games in either game of the doubleheader, while Caldwell also drove in four runs over the two games.
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