GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College softball team secured its spot in the upcoming USA South Athletic Conference Tournament with a series split against Ferrum College Sunday.
 
The Pride (24-14, 11-9 USA South) took Game 1, 12-3, before dropping Game 2, 4-3.
 
The Panthers (18-14, 11-9 USA South) tallied one run in the first inning before the Pride struck four times in the bottom half. Allyson Yeager tripled home Madison Crisco, while Sarah Tompkins, Brittany Rush, and Nicole Wallace recorded RBI singles.
 
Ferrum briefly pulled within one run in the second inning, but the Pride ran off eight unanswered runs to secure the five-inning victory. Tompkins, Connolly, and Yeager each had one RBI during the spurt before Brittany Rush capped off the scoring with a three-run home run to left field.
 
Tompkins and Rush finished with a team-high three hits, while Yeager and Alexis Hall had two hits. Maddy Wetherholt picked up the win after pitching a complete game.
 
Tompkins pushed Greensboro out to an early 1-0 lead in Game 2, but the Panthers rallied to take a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning.
 
Greensboro then tied the game in the bottom of the sixth, but Ferrum took a 3-2 win.
 
Yeager and Tompkins had a team-high two hits, while Wallace, Hall, and Puckett each had one hit. Dawn Harris struck out three batters but took the loss.
 
"I am happy for the girls to secure their spot in the conference tournament," Interim Head Coach Denzel Wallace said. "We were able to get the bats going in the first game, but came up just short in Game 2."
 
By virtue of the series split, the Pride was awarded the No. 6 seed in the upcoming conference tournament and will take on North Carolina Wesleyan at 11 a.m. Friday in Rocky Mount, N.C. For more information on Greensboro College softball, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.