Softball

CLINTON, S.C. - Presbyterian College picked up a pair of wins over Pace University 6-1, 9-0 on Wednesday afternoon in college softball action at the PC Softball Complex. The Lady Blue Hose improve to 16-21 on the season, while the Setters fall to 0-4 on the year.

Game #1 - Presbyterian 6, Pace 1
Presbyterian College's freshmanAshley Ford (Marietta, Ga.) and juniorJessica Peterka (Sarasota, Fla.) each hit a three-run homer to lead the Lady Blue Hose to a 6-1 victory over the Setters in the first game of the doubleheader.

Ford gave PC a 3-0 lead in the first with her three-run shot that scored sophomoreLindsay Wismer (Sarasota, Fla.) and juniorRachel Bailey (Howard, OH). Pace got on the scoreboard in the fourth when seniorMichelle Brigham (Unionville, NY) singled in juniorCarlyn Krause (Staten Island, NY) to trim the lead to 3-1. The Lady Blue Hose put the cap on the game in the fifth as Peterka's three-run blast left the yard, scoring Ford and Wismer to give PC a 6-1 advantage.

SeniorOlivia Hazel (Chesapeake, Va.) picked up her first win of the season for PC after throwing a complete game four-hitter allowing one unearned run and striking out five. Pace's juniorJulia Hunt (Mahopac, NY) took the loss to drop to 0-2 on the season after going six innings, allowing six runs on nine hits with four walks and three strikeouts.

Ford went three-for-four at the plate, while Peterka went two-for-three at the plate as both players tallied three RBI each. Pace had four players who each tallied a hit in the game.

Game #2 - Presbyterian 9, Pace 0 (five innings)
Presbyterian College's freshmanErin Stewart (Marion, S.C.) threw a one-hit shutout and tallied four strikeouts to lead the Lady Blue Hose to a 9-0 victory over the Setters. Stewart improves to 3-4 on the season with today's victory.

The Lady Blue Hose scored six runs in the first inning highlighted by an RBI doubles from juniorRachel Bailey (Howard, OH) and seniorHaley Brooks (Tifton, Ga.) along with RBI singles from freshmanAshley Ford (Marietta, Ga.), juniorJessica Peterka (Sarasota, Fla.), and seniorSamantha Slater (Westerville, OH).

Ford increased the lead to 7-0 in the bottom of the second after stealing home on a double steal as sophomoreLindsay Wismer (Sarasota, Fla.) stole second. In the fourth, Wismer scored on a bases loaded walk followed by a Ford scoring on a wild pitch two batters later.
Ford went two-for-three at the plate with three runs scored, while freshmanLaura Tate (Spartanburg, S.C.) also went two-for-three. Pace's Krause picked up the team's lone hit of the second game.

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