March 30, 2006

Box Score

HAMPTON, VA.The Lady Hawks softball squad dropped a conference doubleheader against Hampton, 9-0 and 9-2, this afternoon at Pirates Field.

UMES (3-20, 0-8 MEAC) got just two hits in the first game. Christina Mason singled up the middle to get on base for the Lady Hawks in the first inning. Senior Jenille Edwards had the other hit for the Lady Hawks when her single advanced Charlotte Ngondi to second base. The maroon and gray was not able to convert those hits into runs, however, as the next batters went down in order.

HU put two runs on the board in the bottom first when Wolfe's single allowed Gwaltney to score. Gonzales' right field single plated Wolfe to give Hampton the early 2-0 lead.

Hampton (19-11, 7-0 MEAC) opened the floodgates in the second inning when they got seven runs on seven hits. Whittaker's triple plated Balser while Liggins got on base to score Whittaker. Three more HU batters crossed the plate before Mathes' home run sent two runs home.

Mason and Edwards each finished 1-2 to lead the Lady Hawks while Gonzales went 3-3 with two RBI's. Kristen Greenwood got the loss for UMES while Black picked up the win for Hampton.

The Lady Pirates scored early in the second game when they took a 4-0 advantage in the first inning. Mathes blasted another home run to plate four runs for HU.

Hampton added two more runs on four hits in the bottom third. The Lady Hawks got on board in the fourth inning when freshman Kendra Saunders' double scored Ngondi. Saunders crossed the plate later in the inning off of a wild pitch.

HU put one more on the board in the fourth and two more in the sixth to take the 9-2 victory.

Ngondi finished 1-3 with one run while Saunders went 1-3 with one run and one RBI. Latoya Bailey also picked up a hit for the maroon and gray.

UMES returns home for their next decision when they take on Delaware State on Saturday, April 1 at 1pm.