Mount Olive, N.C. — The Catawba College softball team fell in both ends of a doubleheader at Mount Olive in their first action in a nine-day span on Tuesday.

GAME ONE | Mount Olive 6, Catawba 5

TEAM STATISTICS

- Mount Olive out-hit Catawba 11-6

- Both teams recorded extra-base hits

- The Catawba Indians recorded both stolen bases in the game

- Catawba's pitchers allowed six runs on 11 hits and four walks, striking out eight; UMO's starter allowed five runs on six hits and two walks, striking out two

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Maddy Altiers was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored

- Grace Flynn singled and scored twice

- Adda Prescott doubled and drove in two runs

- Alex Baquie struck out seven across four innings in the no-decision

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST INNING

- Altiers ripped a double to left-center to drive in two Catawba runs with two outs

- Prescott followed up with a double down the left field line to score another with Catawba up 3-0 after the top of the first

SECOND INNING

- A leadoff double and bunt single allowed Mount Olive to score on a sac fly

THIRD INNING

- The Trojans loaded the bases with one out in the third and tied the game with a two-run single

SIXTH INNING

- Flynn singled and stole second to lead off the sixth

- Altiers singled through the middle and Ellie Southern stole second as a pinch runner

- Prescott's RBI sac fly put Catawba in the lead

- Lainey Ruscoe's RBI groundout added an insurance score

SEVENTH INNING

- UMO singled and walked to start the seventh, putting the tying runner aboard

- An RBI single to left field also moved the tying run to scoring position

- A bunt moved the winning run to second base

- A two-out single scored both runs and walked it off for UMO

GAME TWO | Mount Olive 7, Catawba 0

TEAM STATISTICS

- Mount Olive out-hit Catawba 13-1

- The Catawba Indians committed both errors in the game

- Both teams recorded two stolen bases

- UMO's pitcher threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout, walking five and striking out nine; Catawba's staff allowed five earned runs on 13 hits and two walks, striking out five

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST INNING

- The first two runners reached base for Mount Olive and they were moved over on a bunt and scored on a single

- A two-out single scored a third run in the first for the Trojans

FOURTH INNING

- Another two-run, two-out single for UMO extended their lead to 5-0

FIFTH INNING

- A bases-loaded walk and an infield RBI single with the bases loaded made it 7-0

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to Whitley Field for its South Atlantic Conference opener on Saturday, hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 2 and 4 p.m.