Salisbury, N.C. — The Catawba College softball team fell 20-3 at the hands of 8th-ranked North Georgia on Sunday at Whitley Field. Junior Grace Flynn recorded her South Atlantic Conference-leading sixth home run of the season.

TEAM STATISTICS

- North Georgia out-hit Catawba 17-2

- The Nighthawks hit three of four homers and 10 of 11 extra-base hits

- UNG committed the lone error of the game

- North Georgia recorded four of seven stolen bases

- UNG's pitchers allowed three runs on two hits and seven walks, striking out seven; Catawba's staff allowed 20 runs on 17 hits and six walks, striking out four

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST INNING

- Marycille Brumby's three-run homer got the scoring started for UNG in the first inning

- Kaitlyn Johnson followed with a two-run double to give the Nighthawks a 5-0 lead

SECOND INNING

- A two-run singled bumped North Georgia's lead to 7-0

- Two RBI singles and an RBI sac fly had the Nighthawks leading 10-0 after two

THIRD INNING

- A solo homer pushed UNG's lead to 11-0 in the third

- A bases-loaded HBP followed by a two-run double had UNG leading 14-0

- A two-out, two-run single had North Georgia ahead 16-0

- Flynn's SAC-leading sixth homer on a two-run shot got Catawba on the board in the third

FOURTH INNING

- A pinch-hit homer scored UNG's 17th run of the afternoon

- Alexis Monroe's infield single moved a Catawba runner up to third in the bottom half

- Adda Prescott's RBI groundout scored Catawba's third run

FIFTH INNING

- UNG added to their lead with a two-run double

- Carleigh Knowles added an RBI double to score the Nighthawks' 20th run of the game

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to action on Wednesday to start a six-game week at Whitley Field; first pitch of game one with Belmont Abbey is set for 1 p.m.