DAHLONEGA - For the eighth straight season, the No. 19 University of North Georgia softball team hoists the Peach Belt Conference regular season title, winning it outright in the first of a doubleheader sweep of Flagler Saturday afternoon.
GAME 1 - UNG 8, FC 2
Flagler was first to the board as the Saints blasted a homer out over the left field wall to take the early 1-0 lead before UNG had a chance to bat. The Nighthawks answered in their first chance at the plate, scoring three in the bottom of the first off a
Hannah Forehand RBI single and a bases loaded walk to take a 3-1 lead.
The Saints hit another solo homer in the second to cut into the lead, but again North Georgia responded in the bottom of the inning, scoring a pair on a
Madison Simmons RBI double to take a 5-2 advantage.
Mallory Parker brought home a pair in the third on a two-run bomb before Simmons homered in the sixth, putting UNG in the 8-2 lead.
Jordan Warzynski got the final three outs as the dogpile commenced as UNG claimed the top seed outright.
GAME 2 - UNG 7, FC 1
Flagler again scored first, plating their lone run on a RBI groundout in the third before UNG's bats came alive. A RBI single from
Olivia Sinquefield in the bottom of the third tied the game, leading to North Georgia blowing it open starting in the fourth.
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Gracie Mixson double followed by a
Georgia Blair single extended the Nighthawk lead to 3-1 through four complete.
Haley Cummings brought home two in the fifth on a blast to center with Parker plating the final two runs of the game on a bases loaded single.
NOTES
- The last time North Georgia softball lost a Peach Belt championship of any kind was prior to the mascot change to Nighthawks in the fall of 2013.
- Parker was 4-for-6 in the twinbill at the plate.
- In between games, the Nighthawk softball program celebrated Military Appreciation Day, honoring family members of the program's players and coaching staff as well as those retired and active duty military members in attendance.
NEXT UP
North Georgia will look to finish an undefeated regular season at home tomorrow with the series finale at 11 a.m.
