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Hanna Jones
2
North Georgia UNG 6-3
5
Winner Harding HU 1-0
North Georgia UNG
6-3
2
Final
5
Harding HU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
North Georgia UNG 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0
Harding HU 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 5 7 0

W: Hipp, Jenna (1-0) L: Abbie Crawford (2-1) S: Garrett, Emily (1)

0
Harding HU 1-1
5
Winner Azusa Pacific APU 1-3
Harding HU
1-1
0
Final
5
Azusa Pacific APU
1-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Harding HU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Azusa Pacific APU 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 5 10 1

W: Racqual Espinoza (1-1) L: Dwyer, Emma (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | by Nathan Looney

Softball Splits on Opening Day; Beats No. 3 North Georgia

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Harding softball team opened is 2019 season with a 5-2 win over third-ranked North Georgia Friday in the NFCA DII Leadoff Classic. The Lady Bisons fell in game two of the tournament 5-0 to Azusa Pacific.

Since Harding restarted softball in 2014, the Lady Bisons have not lost a season opener.

North Georgia was the highest ranked team Harding has ever beaten. The Lady Bisons are 14-16 against ranked opponents.


Game One Key Innings (Harding 5, #3 North Georgia 2)

-         Harding got on the board in the third inning when Hanna Jones hit a three-run home run that scored Jenna Hipp and Allison Hyatt.

-         North Georgia got two runs back in the fourth when Olivia Sinquefield and Cheyanne Mosteller each singled in a run.

-         The Lady Bisons added two more runs in the fourth on singles by Hanna Jones and Lindsey Duncan.

 
Game One Key Statistics

-         It was freshman Hanna Jones' first collegiate home run.

-         Jones and Briley Feringa each had two hits for Harding.

-         Harding had seven hits.

-         Freshman Jenna Hipp picked up her first collegiate win with five innings pitched. She gave up seven hits, and struck out two.

-         Emily Garrett earned the save in two innings of work. It was her second career save.

 
Game Two Key Innings (Azusa Pacific 5, Harding 0)

-         Harding had the bases loaded in the first inning but Azusa Pacific got a strikeout to end the inning.

-         The Cougars scored two runs on three hits in the bottom of the first inning.

-         Azusa Pacific scored two more runs in the fourth inning off three hits and a Harding error.

-         The Cougars scored its final run in the fifth when Amanda Woods singled in a run.

-         The Lady Bisons left the bases loaded in the top of the sixth but the Cougars got out of the inning on a ground out.

 
Game Two Key Statistics

-         Harding had five hits, two by Briley Feringa

-         Azusa Pacific had 10 hits and were led by Amanda Woods who went 3-for-4.

-         Racqual Espinoza received the win in six innings of work. She gave up four hits and had three strikeouts.

-         Emma Dwyer received the loss and falls to 0-1 on the season. She had five strikeouts in the game.

-         Kymberlyn Baldwin made her Harding debut in the circle in 2.2 innings of work.


Up Next

-         Harding will continue the tournament Saturday taking on No. 5 Saint Leo had 3:30 p.m. and West Georgia at 5:30 p.m. All-times are central.

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