FLORENCE, SC - Senior left-hander Michaela Wolf tossed a pair of
complete games and drove in a run in each game as Francis Marion
University swept a Peach Belt Conference softball doubleheader from
Georgia Southwestern State University 5-2 and 8-3, Monday afternoon
(Feb. 15).
Francis Marion improves to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the PBC, while
GSW drops to 2-8 and 0-4. FMU will host Limestone College for
a non-conference twinbill on Wednesday beginning at 1 p.m.
Wolf contributed a run-scoring single to a four-run first frame
in the opener. The Patriots added a single run in the second
on a solo home run by senior shortstop Kat Beauvais and cruised to
the 5-2 win. Wolf (5-0) struck out eight and allowed only two
hits.
The Hurricanes scored their two runs in the fourth on a two-run
homer to left centerfield by third baseman Katie Wooten.
Left-hander Jessica Martin (0-3) allowed the five runs in only one
inning pitched. Right-handed reliever Katie Mueller threw 5.0
scoreless innings.
Beauvais was 2-for-3 in game one as was center fielder Destinea
Schneider and second baseman Ashley Jaramillo.
Game two lasted over two hours and was played almost entirely in
a steady cold rain. Junior outfielder Chelle Phillips paced
the Patriots with a 2-for-4 effort that included two runs scored
and four driven in. Her three-run homer helped stake the
Patriots to a 7-0 advantage after four innings.
Jaramillo, Schneider, and Wolf also collected two hits in the
second game. Wolf, who drilled a line-drive solo home run in
the sixth inning, struck out nine Hurricanes in game two, while
walking only one.
Martin as the designated hitter and catcher Ashley Harris both
went 2-for-4 with an RBI for GSW in the second contest.
Second baseman Gabby Buck and Wooten also rapped out two hits for
GSW. Righty starter Mariko Nomura (1-4) lasted only 2.1
innings and allowed four runs on five hits.
Francis Marion Univ. 5, Ga. Southwestern 2 (Feb 15, 2010
at Florence, SC) (Game 1)
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Ga. Southwestern.... 000 200 0 - 2 2
2 (2-7, 0-3 PBC)
Francis Marion Univ. 410 000 X - 5 8
2 (4-1, 1-0 PBC)
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Pitchers: Ga. Southwestern - Jessica Martin; Katie
Mueller(2). Francis Marion Univ. - Michaela Wolf.
Win-Michaela Wolf (4-0) Loss-Jessica Martin
(0-3) T-1:40 A-50
HR GSW-S - Katie Wooten (1). HR FMU - Kat Beauvais
(2).
Francis Marion Univ. 8, Ga. Southwestern 3 (Feb 15, 2010
at Florence, SC) (Game 2)
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Ga. Southwestern.... 000 001 2 - 3 12
1 (2-8, 0-4 PBC)
Francis Marion Univ. 004 301 X - 8 11
0 (5-1, 2-0 PBC)
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Pitchers: Ga. Southwestern - Mariko Nomura; Tiffany
Milstid(3). Francis Marion Univ. - Michaela Wolf.
Win-Michaela Wolf (5-0) Loss-Mariko Nomura
(1-4) T-2:02
HR FMU - Chelle Phillips (1); Michaela Wolf (1).
