DAHLONEGA — The No. 2 University of North Georgia softball team's domination at the plate shut down Southern Wesleyan in two five-inning games, winning 9-1 and 11-0 Wednesday afternoon at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium.
 
GAME ONE
North Georgia bats dominated SWU in game one with nine runs and twelve hits. Shelby Hammontree's RBI single to center to score Marley Stowers put UNG on the board early in the first, but Nighthawk offense didn't break open the flood gates until the fourth frame.
 
UNG loaded the bases to begin their fourth inning eight-run tirade with a double from Alishia Frierson, a single from Jordan Deep and a Hobby Gregory bunt single. Sydney Sprague tacked on the second run with a sac fly to right center, then Stowers' base-clearing double extended the lead to 4-0. A RBI double from Brittany Gilliam followed by a RBI triple from Hammontree pushed the lead even further to 6-0.
 
Kelly Kahlert, Allison Neely and Kara Groover laced together some more RBI to secure the 9-0 lead for the Nighthawks. The Warriors tried to make a comeback in the fifth with a RBI single from Michaela Wickham to score Josie Edwards, who reached on a single of her own, but were unable to capitalize, forcing the UNG run-rule.
 
GAME TWO
UNG offense remained strong in game two. Stowers doubled to center to start the rally in the bottom of the first, with Gilliam behind her with a RBI blast to right to get UNG on the board. Kaylyn Anthony added a RBI single of her own to tack on another run, 2-0.
 
The Nighthawks collected seven more runs in the second frame. A RBI triple from Gregory and a two-run homer from Sprague extended the lead to 5-0. Anthony delivered again for the Nighthawks with a two-RBI bomb to center to score Gilliam and Hammontree. A solo shot over left from Frierson ended the inning, 9-0.
 
Amber Johns continued her no-hitter in the circle, limiting the chances for SWU to fight back. In the bottom of the third frame, Anthony put up another two-RBI double to end the game, 11-0.
 
NOTES
- Stowers went 3-for-3 with a single, a double, a triple, four runs scored and two RBI. Gilliam went 3-for-3 with two singles, a double, three runs scored and two RBI. Hammontree went 3-for-5 with two singles, a triple, two runs scored and three RBI.
 
- Anthony had a solid performance at the plate in game two going 3-for-3 with a single, two doubles and five RBI.
 
- All UNG student-athletes were honored in between games for their outstanding performance in the classroom and in the community for National Student-Athlete Day.
 
- Kylee Smith earned the win in the circle with six strikeouts in game one, while Edwards was dubbed with the loss. Amber Johns earned the win in game two with a five-inning no-hitter, while Hoskins was issued with the loss.

- North Georgia's streak of scoreless innings came to an end with two outs in the fifth inning of game one. The Nighthawks had gone through 39 consecutive innings of shutout softball.
 
NEXT UP
North Georgia will get back into Peach Belt Conference play with a doubleheader against Lander on Saturday. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. in Greenwood, South Carolina.