MOUNT OLIVE – The UNC Pembroke softball team hit four home runs and two doubles in game one to help secure a 9-6 victory over Mount Olive on Thursday afternoon at Cassell Field. In game two, UNCP was limited to just three hits and Mount Olive used a two big scoring innings to capture game two 12-3 in five innings for a split of the series. 
 
The Braves are now 8-2 when playing on the road, which marks the best start away from Pembroke in program history. The win for the Trojans in game two snapped a three-game losing streak. 







 

DOUBLEHEADER SUMMARY
GAME 1 FINAL	UNC Pembroke 9, Mount Olive 6
PITCHERS	WP: Raygan Larson (5-1)  LP: Hailey Kessinger (1-2) S: Lauren Gammons (3)
GAME 2 FINAL	Mount Olive 12, UNC Pembroke 3 (5 Innings)
PITCHERS	WP: Mallory Ratcliff (4-2) LP: Jordan Hall (5-2)
RECORDS	UNC Pembroke (11-5), Mount Olive (6-6)

KEY INNINGS (GAME 1)
TOP 3	Lauren Hilbourn singled through the left side before Rendi Wetherington smack a two-run homer to left field. Mary Sells doubled to the outfield grass and advanced to third. Tatum Brummitt's sacrifice fly to center field center field scored Sells to put UNCP up 4-2.
TOP 5	Rendi Wetherington singled to left field and stole second. Alex Watkins hit a single down the left field line to score Wetherington. Tatum Brummitt crushed a homerun to left field to give the Braves a 7-3 lead.
BOT 7	Kylie Emanuele doubled down the right field line before Cana Shrock sent one over the center field fence for a two-run blast.
KEY INNINGS (GAME 2)
TOP 1	Rendi Wetherington drew a walk and stole second before scoring on Mary Sells double to left field. Sells advanced to third on a long fly ball from Alex Watkins and scored on a sacrifice fly from Tatum Brummitt.
BOT 2	Cassandra Lassister singled through the left side and advanced to third on a double from Hannah Burress to left field, followed by an RBI single to third base from Megan Bryant. Mount Olive scored five runs off of five hits in the frame.

UNCP LEADERS (GAME 1)	UMO LEADERS (GAME 1)
Rendi Wetherington 3-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI Tatum Brummitt 2-3, HR, 3 RBI Alex Watkins 2-3, 2B, RBI	Kylie Emanuele 2-4, 2B Cana Shrock 1-3, HR, 2 RBI Ashlyn Porter 2-3, HR, RBI
UNCP LEADERS (GAME 2)	UMO LEADERS (GAME 2)
Rendi Wetherington 1-1, HR, RBI Mary Sells 1-2, 2B, RBI	Megan Bryant 2-2, RBI Hannah Burress 2-3, 2 2B, RBI Cassandra Lassiter 2-3, 2B, RBI Courtlynn Cooney 3-4, 2 RBI

 

UP NEXT

The Braves will get a week off before traveling to Salisbury on March 18 to face Catawba (14-2). First pitch of the twinbill is set for 2 p.m. at Whitley Field.

 

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