BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore softball team fell to Gardner-Webb University 9-1 on Sunday (Feb. 9) in the final day of the Gardner-Webb Tournament.

The Hawks (0-5) had a tough day at the plate as they managed to get just two hits on the afternoon. However, Eastern Shore did get baserunners on base by drawing five walks.

Sophomore Kaylyn Sterling (Half Moon Bay, California) concluded her weekend with another strong performance. She reached base on all her at-bats including an RBI double in the fifth inning to score junior Zoe Jackson (Newark, Maryland). Sterling batted .500 over the weekend and finished with a perfect fielding percentage.

Eastern Shore will travel to the Palmetto State next weekend (Feb. 14-16) to play in a tournament at USC Upstate.

"Every game we are working on something new to get us ready for conference play," Hawks coach Karla Powell said. "The small things are what we will continue to work on and that will get us wins."

For more information on Eastern Shore Athletics visit http://www.easternshorehawks.com/.