Koala Softball Splits Games on Day Two at Myrtle Beach
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
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Grove City College (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
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Columbia (SC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Columbia (SC) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
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Hilbert College (NY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
LITTLE RIVER, S.C. - The Columbia College Softball team split their games on day two of the Fastpitch Dreams Myrtle Beach Classic on Friday. The Koalas fell 8-0 to Grove City College (Pa.) in their first game and then came back to defeat Hilbert College (NY) 9-2 later Friday.
The Koalas improve to 10-8 on the season while the wins this weekend helped contribute to head coach Leighann Newberry achieving her 100th career win. CC will next conclude their Myrtle Beach trip with games against Div. III opponents, PSU-Altoona and PSU-Beaver on Saturday beginning at 10:00 am.
In the 9-2 win during the afternoon game, the Koalas managed just four hits but took advantage of six Hilbert (0-2) errors. Leading with two RBIs apiece were sophomore 3B Elaina Seymour and freshman 1B Ashlyn Blackstone while Blackstone had the lone extra-base hit recording a double. Also recording hits were junior infielders Ashlynn Wolff and Karmen Christie and freshman outfielder Krislyn Wilder while Wolff and Seymour each scored two runs.
Columbia led 2-0 after consecutive RBI groundouts from Joni Littlejohn and Ally Boyd in the first inning before increasing their lead to 7-1 after three innings scoring runs on errors, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly from Blackstone. CC then added two more in the seventh on another groundout before Seymour scored on a wild pitch. The Koalas also had 7 different players steal bases in the win as well including Wolff, Wilder, Seymour, Christie, and outfielders Brooke Farrell, Madison Cheek and Malaurie Martin.
In the circle, junior pitcher Maddie Vaughn (6-3) picked up another win, throwing six innings, allowing just two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out eight. Redshirt freshman reliever Kailee Smith then tossed a scoreless 7th inning as well.
GCC controlled game two against the Lady Koalas breaking open a scoreless game in the 4th inning with four runs before putting it out of reach with another four-run 5th inning for the 8-0 triumph. Christie, Wilder, and freshman outfielder Nealy Lockner all recorded hits in the loss. Senior pitcher Ally Boyd threw three innings allowing three runs on two hits with a walk while relievers Amanda Lohrey and Madison Cheek combined to surrender 5 runs on 5 hits over two innings with Cheek also recording a strikeout.