ASHLAND, Va. – The 18^th ranked Randolph-Macon Softball Team split a pair of games with Greensboro at home on Saturday, taking the second game 11-3 in five innings.  Sophomore Erin Doyle (Moseley, Va. / Cosby High School) and freshman Rilee Baughan (Warsaw, Va. / Rappahannock) both led the way with two RBI's each while four other Yellow Jackets recorded RBI's in the game.  Junior pitcher Ali Celiberti Powhatan, Va. / Powhatan) recorded the win in the circle throwing five innings while also driving in a run at the plate.

The Basics:

Location: Ashland, Va. / R-MC Softball Field

Scores: Game 1: Greensboro 4, Randolph-Macon 0; Game 2: Randolph-Macon 11, Greensboro 3

How it Happened:

Game 1:

• The Jackets bats were quiet for most of game one, but they threatened in the bottom of the sixth when senior Shelby Hill (Mechanicsville, Va. / St. Margaret's) was hit by a pitch before fellow senior Maddie Stone (Glen Allen, Va. / Glen Allen) shot a single through the left-hand side.  Baughan threw seven innings for R-MC striking out three Greensboro batters.

Game 2:

• Randolph-Macon warmed up the bats in game two and got on the board early. Hill led off the bottom of the first with a single through the left-hand side before stealing second and taking third as well.  Stone was then hit by a pitch before senior Sami Davidson (Stafford, Va. / Brooke Point) singled to the shortstop to load the bases. 
• Baughan would come to the plate and rip a single up the middle scoring Hill and giving R-MC a 1-0 lead.
• The Yellow Jackets would break things open in the third inning when Davidson led off with a single before Doyle reached on an error and Baughan drew a walk to load the bases.  This brought Celiberti to the plate who would single scoring another run for R-MC. 
• Sophomore Kellie Ferguson (Capron, Va. / Southampton Academy) would then reach base on a throwing error by the catcher to score another run before freshman Jessica Pittman (Virginia Beach, Va. / Kempsville High School) would shoot a single out to right field to give the Jackets a 4-2 lead.
• Hill would follow her up with a hot shot to short which the shortstop fumbled to score another Jackets run before Davidson ripped a ball past the third baseman to push the lead to 6-2.  Doyle would finish the scoring in the inning for R-MC with a two-run single over the third baseman's head to leave Randolph-Macon with an 8-2 lead.
• The Yellow Jackets would look to close things out on mercy rule in the bottom of the fifth as Davidson lead off with a single followed up by Doyle singling to left field.  Baughan would then put a single in the right-center gap that would score Davidson.
• Junior Megan Smith (Lexington, Va. / Rockbridge County) would fire a single back up the middle to score Doyle and put the Jackets one run away from the victory. 
• Pittman would rip a ball to left field allowing Baughan to score on an error and give the Jackets the 11-3 victory.

Up Next:

• The Yellow Jackets will have a week off before returning home next Saturday March 15^th to face Gettysburg at home, scheduled for a noon first pitch.