GREENWOOD, S.C. – The Chowan Softball team picked up five hits as the Hawks would fall on the final day of the Bearcat Invitational on Sunday.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 2, #3 North Georgia 11
FINAL | Chowan 0, Lander 8
RECORDS | Chowan 0-12, North Georgia 10-3, Lander 12-1
LOCATION | Greenwood, S.C. (Doug Spears Field)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORES
Hannah Eden led the Hawks with two hits. Kaitlin Brunelli tallied a home run, while Meredith Morgan and Serena Riley tallied one hit each.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Chowan 2, #3 North Georgia 11
The Nighthawks took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as the lead-off batter reached on an error. UNG would score on a two-out single up the middle.
Kaitlin Brunelli led off the bottom of the second inning with a solo blast to right center to even the score, 1-all.
After UNG put two runners in scoring position, Megan Vincent worked out of the jam with a pair of strikeouts to end the threat.
Chowan took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third as Courtney Lamb and Paige Wilhelm opened the inning with walks. Hannah Eden reached on a muffed throw before a wild pitch allowed Lamb to score.
UNG answered in the fourth inning with three runs as two hits and two walks allowed the rally, 4-2. The Nighthawks tacked on five runs in the fifth inning to extend their lead to 9-2.
North Georgia stretched their lead to 11-2 in the sixth inning.
Chowan looked to rally in the sixth inning as Hannah Eden singled to open the inning. Serena Riley picked up a single before being left stranded.
Chowan 0, Lander 8
In the top of the first, Meredith Morgan drew a one-out walk before Hannah Eden picked up a single. The rally would come to an end on a double-play.
Lander broke the scoreless contest in the third inning stringing three hits together. Lander would add two more hits to lead 4-0.
Meredith Morgan picked up a single in the fourth before another double-play ended the rally. The Bearcats added a run to push their advantage to 5-0.
The Bearcats finished off the contest in the sixth inning plating three runs for the 8-0 victory.
UP NEXT
Chowan comes home to take on Elizabeth City State on Thursday, February 24 before hosting the Hawks Softball Classic with Frostburg State and Mars Hill over the weekend.
