Salisbury, N.C. — The Catawba College softball team fell in both ends of a doubleheader to 8th-ranked North Georgia at Whitley Field on Saturday.
GAME ONE | North Georgia 5, Catawba 3
TEAM STATISTICS
- North Georgia out-hit Catawba 6-5
- Both teams hit a homer; the Nighthawks had two of three extra-base hits
- UNG committed three of four errors in the game
- North Georgia recorded both stolen bases in the contest
- The Nighthawks starter went the distance, allowing one run on five hits and two walks, striking out seven; the Catawba staff allowed four earned runs on six hits and three walks, striking out two
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Alex Baquie allowed one runs on four hits in 4.2 innings pitched with two strikeouts
- Grace Flynn homered and walked
- Brianna Gallagher singled and scored
- Alexis Monroe and Adda Prescott both singled and drove in a run
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST INNING
- North Georgia walked and stole second to lead off the game
- UNG's two-out RBI single put the game's first run on the board
- Back-to-back errors but two runners aboard for Catawba
- Monroe's infield single tied the game at 1
- Prescott followed up with a single up the middle to put Catawba in front 2-1
SECOND INNING
- Flynn's one-out homer in the second had Catawba ahead 3-1
THIRD INNING
- North Georgia hit a three-run homer in the third to retake the lead
FIFTH INNING
- Another two-out RBI single allowed UNG to add an insurance score
GAME TWO | North Georgia 8, Catawba 2
TEAM STATISTICS
- North Georgia out-hit Catawba 10-5
- Both teams hit two homers; the Nighthawks had three of five extra-base hits
- The Catawba Indians committed the lone error in the game
- UNG's starter allowed two runs on five hits and one walk, striking out nine; Catawba's staff allowed eight runs on 10 hits and five walks, striking out two
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Abbey Nixon was 3-for-3 with a homer
- Jordan McCorkle also homered
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST INNING
- North Georgia walked and reached second on a wild pitch, allowing Brumby's two-out single to score a run, putting the Nighthawks up 1-0
THIRD INNING
- UNG doubled its lead with a two-out solo homer in the third
FOURTH INNING
- Another two-out homer in the fourth – this time a two-run shot – had Catawba ahead 4-0
- McCorkle responded with a leadoff homer in the bottom half
SIXTH INNING
- A safety squeezed score UNG's fifth run of the game
- Nixon added Catawba's second leadoff homer of the game in the bottom half of the sixth
UP NEXT
- Catawba and North Georgia square off one more time at Whitley Field on Sunday; first pitch is set for noon
