Wednesday, March 28, 2007                      

                PC Moves To 3-1 In SAC Action With Wingate Split

WINGATE, N.C. – Presbyterian College split a South Atlantic conference doubleheader with Wingate on Wednesday afternoon at the WU Softball Stadium. The Lady Blue Hose acquired game one 3-0 and fell in game two 8-2.

Presbyterian is now 23-8 and 3- 1in league play, while Wingate is 28-13 and 3-1 in conference action.

PC next welcomes league foe Lenoir-Rhyne to the PC softball complex for a twinbill at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 31.

Game One

Paige Cassady (11-4) once again stole the show for the Lady Blue Hose from the pitcher’s circle in game one, throwing a complete game two-hitter. The Orlando, Fla. native struck out six batters in the process.

Wingate’s Ashley Green pitched all seven innings for the Bulldogs in the first game, matching strikeouts with Cassady with six. In the end though it proved to be Green’s seven hits allowed that would be the difference in the 3-0 PC win.

Reigning SAC Player of the Week Erin Stewart (Marion, S.C.) continued to exert her newfound power at the plate in game, hitting a two-run home run.

Jessica Peterka (Sarasota, Fla.) was almost equally as potent from the dish, going 2—for-3 with PC’s other RBI.

Game Two

Wingate turned things around offensively in the second game, garnering 10 hits off Lady Blue Hose pitchers Mary Gordon (Vernon, Conn.) and Megan Wheelus (Florence, S.C.).

Gordon (12-3) pitched the first three innings for PC, allowing seven hits and six runs of which only three were earned.

LaRonda McClain led the Bulldogs offensive attack, obtaining two RBIs and two runs scored in the game, albeit on only one hit.

Two Bulldogs tallied multiple hits as Hallie Pettigrew and Heather Winchester finished with two hits each. Winchester finished the day a perfect 2-for-2 from the plate.

Jenny Box finished the loss for PC with two hits, while Cassady secured PC’s only RBI of the contest.


                   Box Score Game 1          Box Score Game 2