Softball Hosts Charlotte in Midweek Battle

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Charlotte (12-10)	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	8	10	0
UNCG (18-4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	0
@ Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG SB Stadium

Pitching
Win: WATKINS, K (7-7) - Charlotte
Loss: Erica Navarette (2-2) - UNCG

Charlotte Batting
2B: PLEMMONS, J; STAMEY, C; CARROLL, C
3B: none
HR: none

UNCG Batting
2B: Danielle Vega
3B: none
HR: Eileen Horsmon

full stats

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Charlotte (11-10)	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	6	10	2
UNCG (18-3)	0	1	4	3	0	0	X	8	12	0
@ Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG SB Stadium

Pitching
Win: Raeanne Hanks (10-1) - UNCG
Loss: LISIKATOS, C (4-2) - Charlotte

Charlotte Batting
2B: PLEMMONS, J; LISIKATOS, C
3B: none
HR: none

UNCG Batting
2B: Aubrey Baldwin
3B: none
HR: none

full stats

Softball Notes

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Coming off a 2-1 start in Southern Conference play, the UNCG softball team will host Charlotte for a doubleheader Thursday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at the UNCG Softball Stadium.

The Spartans (17-3) snapped their seven-game winning streak last Sunday dropping a 5-0 game against Samford in the series finale. The 49ers enter the contest with an 11-7 record and will face Campbell for a doubleheader Wednesday, March 13.

Freshman Lindsay Thomas (Irvine, Calif./Northwood) went 4-for-8 with two home runs, a double and two RBI in the series against the Bulldogs. Thomas leads the team with nine home runs, which is tied for 12^th in the nation.

The Blue and Gold have three hitters hitting over .350 in Thomas, senior Eileen Horsmon (Dunkirk, Md./Northern) and junior Katelyn Bedwell (Surrey, B.C./Elgin Park). Thomas paces the team with a .403 average on 25 hits. Horsmon sits in second batting .361 on 22 hits, nine doubles and nine RBI. Horsmon is 13^th in the nation in doubles per game (0.45). Bedwell comes in third at .356 with three doubles, four home runs, 18 RBI and seven runs scored.

The pitching staff holds a 1.67 ERA, which is 23^rd in the nation out of 292 teams, is led by redshirt junior Raeanne Hanks (Rainier, Ore./Rainier Senior) who holds a 9-1 record with a 1.26 ERA and a career-high 71 strikeouts. Hanks has also earned three saves, which sits in a tie for first in the nation. Freshman Nicole Thomas (Irvine, Calif./Northwood) has been stellar in relief holding a 3-0 record with 1.24 ERA and 19 strikeouts. Classmate Kelly Lupton (Galloway, N.J./Absegami) also is 3-1 in seven appearances with a save and 35 strikeouts.      
Charlotte is coming off a doubleheader sweep against Gardner Webb (W, 7-3, W, 10-2) last weekend. The 49ers are led by two .400 hitters in Briana Gwaltney (.441) and Chelsea Ingersoll (.434). Gwaltney has 26 hits, three doubles, two home runs and a team-leading 21 RBI, while Ingersoll has 23 hits, four doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI. In the circle, Chelsea Lisikatos is 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA in 10 appearances. The 49ers swept the season series last year in Charlotte and hold a 38-27 overall record against the Spartans.

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