March 19, 2015 UMES v. NC Central Box Score (Game 1)
DURHAM, N.C.- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Softball Team wrapped up their spring break southern rodeo against the North Carolina Central (NCCU) Lady Eagles. The squad dropped both contests by the final scores of 9-0 and 8-3, respectively.
With both setbacks, the Lady Hawks fell to 2-13 overall while NCCU improved to 10-8 on the season.
In the first contest, UMES managed only three hits. Junior Vanessa Gomez (Belleville, N.J.), sophomore Alexis Hudson (Laurel, Del.), and Emily Diseroad (Manchester, Md.) each went 1-of-2 from the plate.
After a scoreless opening inning, NCCU's Dominique Wilson homered over the left centerfield fence to give the Lady Eagles a 1-0 advantage. In the bottom four, NC Central had a big rally.
NCCU registered eight runs on seven hits in the inning, capped off by a grand slam from Jenny Tracy. Maryland Eastern Shore fell to the Lady Eagles, 9-0.
For NC Central, Wilson went a perfect 3-of-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Tracy recorded a game-high four RBIs in the victory.
UMES nearly tripled their amount of hits in the second game. The club tallied eight hits, but stranded 10 runners on base. Princess Davis (Frederick, Md.) notched her second mult-hit as a Lady Hawk, going 2-of-3 with a triple and run scored.
With two straight innings of scoreless softball, the Lady Hawks got on the board first after a NCCU miscue, 1-0. In the bottom third, NC Central responded with two runs and took the lead, 2-1. Next inning, Hudson's sac fly tied the contest, 2-2, but the Lady Eagles answered.
NCCU manufactured four hits on four runs in the fourth and reclaimed the advantage, 6-2. UMES refused to give up as they scored another run in the fifth, 6-3. Despite the Lady Hawks in striking distance, NC Central put the contest away with two more runs in the sixth to win, 8-3.
For NCCU, Emerie Germ went 4-of-4 with a game-high three RBIs and two runs scored. Casey Hargett posted three hits and crossed home three times in the win.
On March 21-22, the Lady Hawks goes to our Nation's Capital to take on the Howard Lady Bison. The three-game series begins conference play. Saturday's doubleheader starts at 1 p.m. and Sunday's single seven inning contest gets underway at 12 p.m.
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