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Friday's softball roundup
UNCG - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team defeated ETSU 6-0 in game one of a doubleheader on Friday, before falling 3-1 to the Buccaneers in game two at UNCG Softball Stadium in The Southern Conference (SoCon) play.
UNCG's 6-0 victory in game one was the Spartans' fifth shutout of the season.
ETSU - East Tennessee State University softball shocked league-leading UNCG in the second game of its Friday doubleheader, taking a 3-1 win over the Spartans.
Freshman Catlin Pennington was masterful inside the circle, throwing a career-high 6.1 innings and allowing just one run to earn her first career win. Pennington scattered seven hits and two walks with just one strikeout while allowing only three runners into scoring position all game.
UTC - The Chattanooga softball team split a pair of games with Wofford on a warm, sunny Friday afternoon at Hope Field in Spartanburg, S.C., in Southern Conference action.
The Mocs claimed a 3-1 win in the opening game before falling 6-1 in the second. Olivia Lipari led UTC at the plate at 3-for-6 (.500) with a triple and scored two runs while Baileigh Pitts drove in two runs on the day.
WOF - Wofford's softball team (28-17, 9-5 SoCon) split the first two games of a three-game series against Chattanooga (32-12,9-4 SoCon) on Friday, April 18 at Hope Field. Wofford lost a nailbiter in game one as the Terrier bats fell short in a 3-1 loss. In game two, the Wofford offense came alive to go along with a Margaret Axelson gem to win 6-1.
MER - Home-standing Mercer rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to fuel a 4-2 win in Friday's opener, and then pushed across a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to finish off a series-opening doubleheader sweep of Western Carolina with a 3-2 triumph in the nightcap.
WCU - Friday's Southern Conference softball doubleheader featured tight action throughout as Western Carolina dropped both ends against Mercer as the Bears rallied late in a 4-2 win in the opener before grabbing a 3-2 victory in nine innings to win the day at Sikes Field.
SAM - The Samford softball team returned to action today after nearly a week away from play as they hosted Furman for two games today in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs controlled game one wire-to-wire 5-1 before completing a five-run rally in the seventh inning of game two to win 6-5. The Bulldogs move to 30-17 on the season overall and now sit at 11-3 in SoCon play, back in first place alone.
FUR - Samford scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to erase a 5-1 game-two deficit to top Furman, 6-5, and complete a doubleheader sweep of the Paladins Friday afternoon at Samford Softball Stadium. The Bulldogs claimed a 5-1 decision in the series opener.