DAHLONEGA - The No. 19 University of North Georgia softball team pulled out a pair of wins over Lincoln Memorial Tuesday to snap their losing skid.
GAME 1 - UNG 2, LMU 1
The Nighthawks got going quickly, plating a run in the first. After an
Olivia Sinquefield single and a wild pitch,
Madison Simmons doubled in the gap in right center to take an early 1-0 lead. The Railsplitters tied it up in the third with a leadoff homer over the wall in left.
North Georgia retook the lead in the fifth off a Sinquefield single that plated
Mallory Parker, pushing the lead to 2-1. UNG held on over the final six outs to claim the win.
Delaney Heaberlin (12-7) earned the win, going the distance and striking out two while walking one and surrendering four hits.
GAME 2 - UNG 3, LMU 1
North Georgia again got out in front first as Sinquefield scored from second on a fielder's choice in the third inning to take a 1-0 lead. The Nighthawks added a pair in the fourth on a RBI single from
Georgia Blair and a Parker double down the line in left, stretching the lead to 3-0.
LMU scored on a RBI single in the fifth, but
Jordan Warzynski came in and kept the lead at 3-1, earning the save.
Kristen Davis (12-4) got the win, going four innings and fanning three. Warzynski added two strikeouts over the final three innings.
NOTES
- North Georgia is now 20-0 at home this season and has the third longest home winning streak in the country at 22 games.
- Parker went 4-for-6 at the plate in the twinbill out of the leadoff spot in the lineup.
NEXT UP
North Georgia will look to win their eighth straight regular season championship in the Peach Belt this weekend as they host Flagler in a three game series starting Saturday at noon. The magic number sits at two.
