UVa-Wise Splits DH with NCAA DII Concord
 
April 13, 2006

Athens, WV -- Playing for the fourth day in a row, UVa-Wise earned a softball split with NCAA DII Concord College on Thursday. The Lady Cavs claimed a 5-2 victory in the opener before the Lady Lions answered with a 5-3 win in the second affair.

UVa-Wise (23-13) posted a three-run second frame behind a two-run double by Mary Wilson, who scored the third run on a fielder's choice off the bat of Sarah Stone. The visitors added a pair of insurance tallies in the fifth to take a 5-2 first game win. Wilson and Alicia King lined doubles while Dani Benton, Shelley Newton and King had two hits in the game.

Concord (10-22) recorded a single run in the first and a pair in both the third and fourth innings for a 5-0 advantage in game two. The Lady Lions took advantage of four Lady Cavs errors and Ashley Jackson's second home run of the day. UVa-Wise broke onto the scoreboard with a run in the sixth and two tallies in the seventh but could not get any closer for a 5-3 defeat.

UVa-Wise will take a well needed rest before hosting the University of the Cumberlands next Tuesday starting at 2:00 p.m.

Game 1
UVa-Wise 030 020 0 5-9-0
Concord 020 000 0 2-4-1
WP: Dani Benton (10-5) C-Terri Ann Hill
LP: Ashley Jackson C-Lindsey Michaux
2B: Mary Wilson (W), Alicia King (W); HR: Jackson (C)

Game 2
UVa-Wise 000 001 2 3-6-4
Concord 102 200 x 5-6-1
WP: Shelby DePauw C-Candace Pollinger
LP: Mallory Mazur (8-6) C-Shelley Newton
HR: Jackson (C)