ASHLAND, Va. – Freshman Taylor Balmaz (King George, Va./King George) hit her first two collegiate home runs in the nightcap as Randolph-Macon swept a softball doubleheader from Frostburg State Saturday afternoon at the R-MC Softball Field. 

The Yellow Jackets (3-1) took the opener 4-1 before blitzing the Bobcats (0-2) 11-0 in Game 2.

Balmaz (3 for 3) had a solo shot in the third and added a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth.

R-MC took control of the nightcap with three in the bottom of the first, keyed by a two-run double off the bat of sophomore Madison Gilman (Glen Allen, Va./Patrick Henry). The Yellow Jackets added four in the second, capped by a three-run bomb by junior Sharese Jarvis (Cobbs Creek, Va./Mathews).

Sophomore left-hander Jenna Best (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) pitched four scoreless innings with five hits, one walk and three strikeouts.

Frostburg State got a run in the top of the first in the opener before R-MC erupted for four in the fifth. Balmaz drew a leadoff walk and was sacrificed to second. Sophomore Christine Simon (Richmond, Va./James River) drew a walk and both runners scored on a double by sophomore Sam Moore (Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry). Gilman delivered a two-run homer to give the Yellow Jackets a 4-1 lead.

Freshman right-hander Kelsey McLaughlin (Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman) went the distance to raise her record to 2-0. She allowed four hits and one walk while striking out five.

Randolph-Macon will host Franklin & Marshall in a doubleheader on Sunday, March 2 at 11 a.m. at the R-MC Softball Field.