Greensboro, NC - It was the first games in ten days for the Greensboro Softball team on Wednesday, but the Pride swept a home doubleheader against Southern Virginia.
Game One: Greensboro 9, SVU 8
It was a come-from-behind victory for the Pride in game one as Syndey Harris was the walk-off hero in the bottom of the seventh inning. With Greensboro down 8-7,
Ella Ebert hit a sac fly to score
Anna Frazier to tie the game. Later,
Sydney Harris stepped to the plate with
Katherine Connell on first base and hit a double to left field that scored Connell to earn the win.
Raina Hampel got the win out of the bullpen, pitching the final two innings and giving up no hits.
Ivy Ray collected her 200th career hit during the game, becoming just the third player in program history to reach the 200-hit mark.Â
Jillian Vitamanti had a three-hit game with two runs scored, while Ray went 3-4 with three runs scored, a triple, and three RBI. As a team, Greensboro had thirteen hits.
Game Two: Greensboro 9, SVU 1
It was another walk-off in game two, this time in run-rule style. After going down 1-0, Greensboro scored nine straight runs to cruise to the series sweep.
Jillian Vitamanti had a huge five RBI game with three hits.
Ivy Ray went 2-4 with an RBI, while
Raven Taylor also went 2-4 with an RBI. Ray, Taylor, and
Sophie Conger all had a double in the game, and Greensboro totaled six stolen bases.
Raina Hampel pitched a complete game while giving up just two hits and one run. She improves her record to 10-4 on the season.
Greensboro travels to Salem College on Saturday to take on the Spirits beginning at 1:00 pm.