Date: Saturday, March 15, 2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne, Sports Information Director
(804) 752-7387, christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu
R-MC Softball Opens ODAC Play with Sweep of Randolph;
Win Streak Now at 10
(Game One Box
Score) (Game Two Box
Score)
LYNCHBURG, VA. - The Randolph-Macon College
softball team opened up its ODAC slate of games on Saturday with a
doubleheader sweep of Randolph College. R-MC won game one 15-5,
game two 8-0 and have now won 10 straight games.
In game one, Paige Smith again put R-MC up
early, connecting for a homerun that scored Morgan Greene who led
the game off with a walk. The Jackets doubled their lead later in
the inning after Shannon Long's two out doublescored Ashley Crouch
and Meaghan Mauck.
The Yellow Jackets struck for five runs after
sending 11 batters to the plate in the second inning to go up
9-1before Smith launched her team-best seventh homerun off the
season leading off the third inning to put the Jackets up 10
-1.
R-MC was led by Katie Raulerson in the circle as
she improved to 5-1 after giving up eight hits and striking out
four in the victory.
In game two, Smith belted the final of her
three homeruns on the day, connecting for a second inning two
run shot that put R-MC (11-3 / 2-0 ODAC) out in front 2-0.
The Yellow Jackets then struck for six runs in
the top half of the fourth inning to take a commanding 8-0
advantage. In that inning, R-MC took advantage of two WildCat
errors and got a two run single off the bat of Carrie Barchick.
Courtney Brooks picked up the win in the circle
to improve to 5-1 on the season. Brooks scattered four hits and
struck out five in the victory.
Randolph-Macon will be back in action on Sunday when it hosts
Wesley College at home at 1:00 p.m.
-Yellow
Jackets-
