FLORENCE
– Lindsey Greene went 7-for-8 on the day as
the University of North Alabama softball
team split a home double-header with
12th-ranked Valdosta State Sunday afternoon.
The split keeps the Lions (20-15 overall,
8-6 GSC) in a tie for third place in the
Gulf South Conference East Division with
West Florida.
UNA rallied to
earn a last-at-bat victory in the first
game. Jennifer Sharp’s seventh-inning single
scored Greene from third base for the
winning run. The game-winning hit capped a
rally that saw the Lions overcome a 4-1
deficit after Valdosta State hit a pair of
two-run homers in the top of the fourth and
fifth innings.
The Lions used
a three-run fifth inning to tie the score.
After consecutive singles by Kendall Moore
and Kim Lee, a double by Greene drove both
home. Greene later scored on a ground out by
Lindsey Bates to knot the game at 4-4.
Greene led off
the seventh with another double before
reaching third base on a sacrifice bunt by
Sarah Whitlow. She came home on Sharp’s hit
through the left side to give UNA its sixth
straight victory.
Megan Niesel
scattered seven hits and struck out four
batters to pick up the win on the mound. The
complete-game win upped her record to 11-5
on the season.
Greene finished
the game with a perfect 4-for-4 showing at
the plate while Sharp was 3-for-4 with an
RBI.
In the second
game, UNA was never able to recover after
the Blazers jumped out to a 7-0 lead. VSU
scored two runs in the top of the first,
three in the third and two in the fifth to
take a seven-run lead. The Lions managed to
avoid the shutout by scored three in the
bottom of the fifth, but it would not be
enough.
Whitlow and
Greene each went 3-for-4 to account for six
of the Lions’ 11 hits in the second game.
Sabrina Roberts took the loss on the mound
after pitching the first three innings. She
allowed five runs off nine hits to fall to
7-4 on the year.
UNA will now
turn its attention to the GSC Crossover,
April 10-13 at Wilson Morgan Park in
Decatur. The Lions are scheduled to play
each of the seven teams in the league’s West
Division, with each game counting in the
conference standings. UNA will open play at
the Crossover on Friday against Delta State,
with the first pitched scheduled for 6 p.m.
Printable Game
Statistics - Valdosta State - Game 34
Printable Game
Statistics - Valdosta State - Game 35
