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McLaughlin Tosses Two-Hitter as R-MC Splits DH with No. 17 CNU

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ASHLAND, Va. – Freshman right-hander Kelsey McLaughlin (Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman) pitched a two-hit shutout in her collegiate debut as the Randolph-Macon softball team split a doubleheader with No. 17 Christopher Newport at the R-MC Softball Field.

The Yellow Jackets (1-1) won the nightcap 8-0 in six innings after dropping the opener 9-1 in five frames.

McLaughlin (1-0) faced one batter over the minimum. She allowed two singles in the second, did not walk a batter and struck out four. She retired the final 14 batters she faced.

Sophomore Sam Moore (Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry) had a two-run homer in the third following a two-out single by sophomore Christa Simon (Richmond, Va./James River) to snap the scoreless tie and give R-MC a 2-0 advantage.

The Yellow Jackets blew the game open with five in the fifth. Freshman Taylor Balmaz (King George, Va./King George) reached on an error with one away. Junior Jessica Matthews (Onancock, Va./Nandua) pinch-ran, stole second and scored on a base hit by Simon to make it 3-0. Moore was hit by a pitch before a single by junior Sharese Jarvis (Cobbs Creek, Va./Mathews) plated Simon to make it 4-0. Sophomore Madison Gilman (Glen Allen, Va./Patrick Henry) blasted a three-run homer to give R-MC a 7-0 advantage.

Jarvis added an RBI double in the sixth as R-MC run-ruled CNU.

In the opener, Moore singled in the second and came home on a double by sophomore Jenna Best (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) to give the Yellow Jackets their only run in a 9-1 defeat to the Captains (1-3).

Randolph-Macon heads to Virginia Beach this weekend for a tournament, facing Frostburg State and ECSU on Friday as well as Kean and Stevenson on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets return home for a doubleheader on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Franklin & Marshall.

 
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Players Mentioned

Christa Simon

#6 Christa Simon

OF
5' 4"
Freshman
Taylor Balmaz

#6 Taylor Balmaz

UT
Freshman
Jenna Best

#4 Jenna Best

P/1B
5' 7"
Sophomore
Madison Gilman

#7 Madison Gilman

C
5' 8"
Sophomore
Sharese Jarvis

#11 Sharese Jarvis

SS
5' 7"
Junior
Jessica Matthews

#9 Jessica Matthews

OF
Junior
Kelsey McLaughlin

#1 Kelsey McLaughlin

P
5' 11"
Freshman
Sam Moore

#20 Sam Moore

P/IF
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Christa Simon

#6 Christa Simon

5' 4"
Freshman
OF
Taylor Balmaz

#6 Taylor Balmaz

Freshman
UT
Jenna Best

#4 Jenna Best

5' 7"
Sophomore
P/1B
Madison Gilman

#7 Madison Gilman

5' 8"
Sophomore
C
Sharese Jarvis

#11 Sharese Jarvis

5' 7"
Junior
SS
Jessica Matthews

#9 Jessica Matthews

Junior
OF
Kelsey McLaughlin

#1 Kelsey McLaughlin

5' 11"
Freshman
P
Sam Moore

#20 Sam Moore

5' 7"
Sophomore
P/IF