GULF SHORES, Ala. - The No. 5 University of North Georgia softball team split another doubleheader Sunday, defeating No. 17 West Florida before falling to No. 7 Valdosta State.
GAME 1 - UNG 4, UWF 1
The Nighthawks got the bad taste of Saturday night's loss out of the mouth right away, plating two in the bottom of the first off a
Jolie Lester RBI single down the line in left. Two innings later, North Georgia doubled its lead off a
Mallory Parker RBI double, followed by heads-up base running by Parker.
The game remained scoreless until the Argos plated a run in the seventh off a double steal to get to the final score.
Tybee Denton (2-0) got the one-hit win, fanning 10 across her seven innings of work.
GAME 2 - VSU 3, UNG 1
The Blazers loaded the bases in the bottom of the first and plated two on a RBI single to take the early 2-0 lead. Four innings later, VSU sent a solo shot over the left field line to take a 3-0 lead.
North Georgia got a run across in the sixth on a
Madison Simmons RBI double, but that was all UNG could muster as the Blazers held off the Nighthawks.
NEXT UP
North Georgia will host the Captain D's Surf 'n Turf Classic next weekend at The Hill, playing their first game of the weekend Friday at noon.
