After a long weekend in which the N.C. Central University softball team played six games in four days the Lady Eagles ran into a wall on Monday.
The Lady Eagles lost both games of a double header 12-0 and 9-0 to the Mount St. Mary’s Mounts.
In the first game the Mounts scattered 12 hits and 12 runs over six innings to defeat the Lady Eagles by a score of 12-0.
They were led by impressive hitting performances by freshman outfielder Kristen Collins, junior catcher Nicole Reeder and senior outfielder Katie Donovan each of whom had two hits.
On the mound sophomore pitcher Amanda Sadowl went the distance holding the NCCU hitters to only five hits, two of which came from the bat of freshman outfielder Nadia Jeffries.
The Lady Eagles used two pitchers to get them through the first game.
Senior Michelle Ishida pitched 4 and 2/3 innings and gave up 6 runs on 6 hits.
Senior pitcher Kristen Schooler entered the game in relief and pitched 1 and 1/3 innings and gave up 6 runs on 6 hits.
“Over the years I have noticed that I am more relaxed when I relieve but I don’t really think it matters as long as I know before,” said Schooler.
In the second game the Lady Eagles were again held scoreless as Amanda Hanson only allowed three hits in five innings of work and pitched a complete game.
The Mounts offense was paced by three hit performances from freshman outfielder Erin Leddy, and freshmen utility player Kelly Hickman.
NCCU freshman pitcher Kayla McPeek was touched up for nine runs in three innings.
The Lady Eagles scattered three hits between five innings.
The only hits of the game came from the bats of freshman utility player Shakemia Edwards, senior outfielder Desanbra Franklin and sophomore infielder Jessica Refojo.
“We picked up the energy in the second game but we just could not string together hits,” said Ishida.
The Lady Eagles 2-9 next opponent will be St. Paul College next Tuesday in Cary.
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