Saturday, April 9, 2005
Presbyterian
Sweeps Mars Hill in SAC Softball Action
Mars
Hill, NC – The
Presbyterian College Blue hose swept a softball doubleheader
from Mars Hill this afternoon at Ponder Park.
PC took the first game 3-0 and then defeated the Lions
8-1 in game two. PC
improves to 27-19 overall and 5-5 in the conference.
Mars Hill’s record falls to 20-29 overall and 2-8 in
the conference.
Game One: PC
3, MHC 0
Presbyterian
plated two runs in the top of the third as Whitney
Hannon (Greer, SC) hit a homerun with Lindsay
Wismer (Sarasota, FL)
aboard. The Blue hose added an insurance run in the fifth as Hannon
plated Kellyn
Henderson (Simpsonville, SC) who got on base by
hitting a double. Samantha
Slater (Westerville, OH) went the distance to get her
seventh win against five losses.
She struck out eight and only walked three in the
shutout. Kristi
Marszalec (West Bloomfield, MI) took the loss for Mars
Hill throwing a complete game.
Marszalec is now 10-13 on the year.
PC held the Lions to only three hits in the game.
Game Two; PC
8, MHC 1
Presbyterian
took control early in the second game.
They scored three runs in the first inning, two runs in
the second inning, and one in the third inning before Mars
Hill broke the ice with a run in the bottom of the third frame
to make the score 6-1. Katie
Fite (Conway, SC) was the offensive leader for
Presbyterian. he
was 4-for-4 with four RBI.
Henderson and Tina
Deveaux (Simpsonville, SC)
had two hits apiece for the Blue Hose.
Mars Hill loaded the bases in the first and third
innings, but could only plate one run.
Jean
Smith (Tampa, FL) got the
win, it was her ninth of the year.
She is now 9-3 overall in the circle.
Megan
Wheelus (Florence, SC) came
in to pitch the last four innings and struck out four Lion
batters. Lyn
Loomis (Ocean Isle, NC) took the loss (8-14) for the
Lions. Kristina
Osborn (Birmingham, AL), Tiffany Self (Del Rio, TN)
and Jessica Valentine (Frederick, MD) each had two hits
for Mars Hill.
The Lions will return to action on Monday, when they host Lander University at Ponder Park. First pitch is scheduled for 3 pm. PC is on the road at SAC rival Newberry College on Wednesday with the doubleheader scheduled for a 2 p.m. start.
Game
1 Box
Score
Game 2 Box Score