Three-Run Seventh in Opener and Extra Base Hits in Late Game Give UVA-Wise Sweep of Pikeville

March 21, 2007
Game 1 Boxscore

Game 2 Boxscore

Wise, VA – A three-run seventh in the opener and five extra base hits in the latter game gave UVA-Wise a softball sweep of Pikeville, 3-2 and 9-1 in six innings, on Wednesday afternoon.

The four Lady Cavs (10-13) of Shelley Newton (Chesapeake, VA), Tori Flint (Charlottesville, VA), Hannah Ellis (Keokee, VA) and Amber Quillen (Kingsport, TN) produced three hits apiece in the two games. Newton had a double and two rbi, Flint lined a double in the first game and belted a two-run homer in the second. Ellis had an rbi single in game one and two-run double in the second. Quillen hit three singles with two runs batted in.

Christine Cantone (Va. Beach, VA) had a two-run triple and one single. Sarah Frazier (Big Stone Gap, VA) sliced two singles and Melanie Sutherland (Birchleaf, VA) had the final hit. Lauren Snead (Troutville, VA) fanned five while allowing four hits and two runs for the first game win. Amanda Wheeler Sims (Jonesborough, TN) scattered three hits and one run and also struck out five for the second contest mound win.

After three scoreless innings, Terri Mullins singled before Krista Kouns belted a two-run homer to left field for a 2-0 Pikeville (6-10) lead in the fourth.

The game remained 2-0 visitors until the bottom of the seventh. Newton singled and advanced to third on a Flint double. Quillen followed with a single up the middle to score both runners to tie the game, 2-2. Amber Smith (Norton, VA) pinch ran for Quillen and advanced to third on a Lady Bears’ fielding error in right field on Cantone’s hit. Sutherland walked before Ellis singled to right for the game-winning run and UVA-Wise 3-2 win.

The Lady Bears scored first in the second game as well. Heather Robbins singled in Melinda Ratliff to start the game with a run. The lead would be short lived as Lawson walked, was sacrificed to second and scored on Newton’s double. Flint followed with a two-run homer to left center off the scoreboard for a 3-1 home lead.

The Lady Cavs added a pair of runs in the fourth when Ellis doubled in Flint, who singled, and Bobbi Mihelarakis (Sterling, VA) lofted a sac fly for a 5-1 tally.

In the fifth, Cantone tripled in Quillen, who singled, and later scored on Ellis’ third hit of the day. Lawson started the sixth with a deep homer to right center before Newton singled in Frazier, who singled, two batters later to complete the eight-run rule 9-1 win.

UVA-Wise will stay at home for a twinbill against Montreat College on Saturday starting at 2:00 p.m.