BOX SCORE - GAME 1 |
BOX SCORE - GAME 2
FLORENCE
– The University of North
Alabama softball team picked up a sweep over
Kentucky State Tuesday afternoon, winning
two games by a combined score of 22-0 at the
UNA Softball Complex. Andrea Palmer was
3-for-5 at the plate with two home runs and
seven RBI on the day as the Lions posted the
8-0 and 14-0 five-inning wins to even their
record at 14-14 on the year.
In the first
game, the Lions got home runs by Palmer and
Jennifer Sharp, while Jennifer Sexton tossed
a one-hit shutout in the 8-0 victory.
After Palmer
put UNA on top 3-0 with a three-run blast in
the first inning, Emily Barnes recorded an
RBI-double in the bottom of the second. The
hit to center field scored Natalie Harrison,
who tripled to lead off the inning.
North Alabama
wrapped up the scoring with four runs in the
fourth inning. After a triple by Maggie
Eades scored two runs, Sharp hit her eighth
homer of the season with a blast to deep
center field.
Sexton
improved to 8-7 on the year with the
shutout. She struck out eight batters and
only had two base runners after a
first-inning error in the infield and a
fifth-inning walk.
Barnes led
the Lions by going 2-for-3 at the plate with
an RBI. Eades and Sharp added two RBI each
to going along with the three runs driven in
by Palmer.
In the second
game, Palmer drove in four more runs,
including an RBI-single in the second inning
and another three-run homer in the bottom of
the third. She finished the game 2-for-3 at
the plate and crossed home plate three
times.
UNA got the
scoring started with four runs in the first,
then, added five runs in the bottom of the
second and third innings. Sharp, Kathryn
Young and Allie Peterson also added two hits
each for the Lions.
Laurin Watts
(6-7) picked up the win on the mound. The
freshman struck out six batters and
scattered five hits in five innings of work.
North Alabama
will return to Gulf South Conference play
this weekend. The Lions will hit the road
for double-headers at West Florida on Friday
and Valdosta State on Saturday. UNA’s next
home game will be on March 27 against
Alabama-Huntsville.
