AMERICUS, Ga. | Courtney Poole has set numerous school and conference records in her time with the University of North Georgia softball team, but the senior joined a very limited club on Wednesday afternoon, pitching back-to-back no-hitters at Georgia Southwestern. The Nighthawks defeated the Hurricanes 3-0 in the first game of the day before cruising by GSW, 9-0, in game two.
 
Poole, who has won Peach Belt Pitcher of the Week for four consecutive weeks, now has three career no-hitters and two perfect games. The UNG ace was also the pitcher of record in two additional combined no-hitters.
 
GAME ONE
Meagan May sparked the North Georgia offense in the second with a bunt single to leadoff the inning. She would go on to steal second and come home to score on a RBI double down the left field line by Hannah McSwain, to put the Nighthawks up, 1-0.
 
North Georgia added some insurance in the fifth as Jessica Finch smacked a double to left to score Stephanie Hartness and later in the frame, Brittani Crawford drove in Whitney Worth from third with a sacrifice fly to left that gave UNG the 3-0 advantage that proved final.
 
GAME TWO
Crawford started off the scoring in game two with a RBI single to center that brought in Hartness to give the Nighthawks an early 1-0 lead in the first. UNG added another run in the second when Hartness put a double into the left center gap to score Alexis Collis.
 
North Georgia doubled its lead in the fourth with a two-run double from Hartness that plated McSwain and Collis to give the Nighthawks a 4-0 lead.
 
The UNG bats finally came alive in the top of the fifth as the Nighthawks scored five runs on a sacrifice fly, a wild pitch, two runs would score on a triple down the right field line by Kahlert and Kahlert would come in to score herself on an RBI groundout by Finch, giving North Georgia the 9-0 advantage.
 
NOTES
- Courtney Poole (27-1) went all 12.0 innings on the day, striking out 19 while only allowing two walks. Just two infield errors separated Poole from a perfecto in game two.
 
- The Watkinsville native continues to lead the nation in victories (27), strikeouts (263), and shutouts (14).
 
- Stephanie Hartness led the Nighthawks at the plate with a perfect 5-for-5 performance in the doubleheader. Hartness scored three and drove in three with a pair of doubles.
 
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will return home for a four-game home stand this weekend with a Saturday doubleheader against UNC Pembroke and a Sunday twin bill with Francis Marion.