PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke softball team used timely hitting to pull off a 2-1 victory in the opening game, but allowed 19 hits in game two of the Autism Awareness Series falling 14-5 in five innings to Mount Olive on Tuesday afternoon at the UNCP Softball Field.
The Braves (19-13, 8-8 CC) have captured two out of the last three games with Mount Olive and are 17-15 when playing against UMO in Pembroke. The Trojans (35-11, 14-5 CC) snapped a two-game win streak with the outcome of game one, but are now 19-6 when playing on the road.
| DOUBLEHEADER SUMMARY |
| GAME 1 FINAL |
UNC Pembroke 2, Mount Olive 1 |
| PITCHERS |
WP: Kinsley Sheppard (9-5) LP: Hannah Killough (16-8) |
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| GAME 2 FINAL |
Mount Olive 14, UNC Pembroke 5 (5 Innings) |
| PITCHERS |
WP: Hailey Kessinger (9-1) LP: Madison Dyson (7-4) |
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| RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke 19-13, 8-8 CC, Mount Olive 35=11, 14-5 CC |
| KEY INNINGS (GAME 1) |
| BOT 2 |
Samantha Allred lit up the scoreboard with a homer over the center field fence to give the Braves the early lead. |
| TOP 5 |
Courtlynn Cooney singled to right field and then stole second. Madison Morgan drove Cooney in with an RBI double to center field to knot the score at 1-1. |
| BOT 6 |
UNCP loaded the bases after walks from Tatum Brummitt and Samantha Allred, and a single up the middle from Emily Biddle. A long sacrifice fly from MaKenna Sibbett helped plate Brummitt to put the hosts up for good. |
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| KEY INNINGS (GAME 2) |
| BOT 1 |
The Braves put runners on the corners after a leadoff single from Mary Sells and to left field from Jordan Adcox. An ill-timed wild pitch plated Sells and moved Adcox to third, before a single up the middle from Samantha Allred to give UNCP a 2-1 lead. |
| TOP 5 |
The first five batters for the Trojans in the inning reached by a base hit, two of which were doubles. With 10 batters stepping to the plate, Mount Olive scored five runs on six hits to pad their lead |
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| UNCP LEADERS (GAME 1) |
UMO LEADERS (GAME 1) |
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Samantha Allred 1-2, HR, RBI
MaKenna Sibbett 1-2, RBI
Marijo Wilkes 1-2, 2B
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Madison Morgan 2-4, 2B, RBI
Courtlynn Cooney 2-4 |
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| UNCP LEADERS (GAME 2) |
UMO LEADERS (GAME 2) |
Mary Sells 2-2, RBI
Emily Biddle 1-2, HR, RBI
Samantha Allred 1-2, RBI
Marijo Wilkes 2-3, 2 |
Kylie Emanuele 3-4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI
Cassandra Lassiter 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Megan Bryant 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will make the short trip on I-95 to Florence, S.C., on Thursday to take on Francis Marion (24-14, 10-6 CC). First pitch of the twinbill is slated for 4 p.m. at the FMU Softball Complex. |
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