HUNTSVILLE, Ala.  – The Harding softball team got two wins including a shutout Friday in the opening rounds of the Charger Chillout hosted by Alabama-Huntsville. The Lady Bisons defeated Shorter 5-0 and Union 6-3.

It was the fifth time Harding has started its season 2-0.

Shorter falls to 0-1 on the season.

Union falls to 0-1 on the season.

Game One Key Innings (Harding 5, Shorter 0)

-         Harding got on the board in the third inning scoring three runs on five hits. Ashlyn Peterson doubled in a run, Chelsea Blankenship tripled in a run and Jordan Cabana singled in a run.

-         The Lady Bisons added another run in the fifth inning when Mackenzie Law singled in Allison Hyatt.

-         Harding scored its fifth run in the sixth when Peterson drove in Nicole Shano.

 
Game One Key Statistics

-         Harding had 12 hits in the game with four players having two.

-         Madison Fraley went 2-for-2 with a walk. Makenzie Chappell, Ashlyn Peterson and Chelsea Blankenship also had two hits.

-         Harding held Shorter to no runs and only four hits.

-         Lily Tanski picked up the win for Harding in the complete game shutout. She had a career-high 10 strikeouts against 25 batters.

-         Julie Sanderlin received the loss for Shorter. She went 2 2/3 innings, gave up six hits and three earned runs.

 
Game Two Key Innings (Harding 6, Union 3)

-         Harding got on the board in the second inning when Jordan Cabana singled in Chelsea Blankenship from third.

-         The Lady Bisons added two more runs on two hits and two errors in the third inning. Ashlyn Peterson hit a three-run home run in the inning. It was her first career home run.

-         Harding added to its run total in the fourth went Nicole Shano singled in Madison Fraley from third.

-         The Lady Bisons made it 6-0 in the fifth when Cabana scored on a defensive interference.

-         Union got two runs back in the sixth on three hits and a Harding error.

-         Union had the bases loaded in the seventh but only managed one run across on a sacrifice fly.

 
Game Two Key Statistics

-         Harding had nine hits with Ashton Bryce and Jordan Cabana each going 2-for-3.

-         Union had eight hits by seven different players.

-         Jenna Hipp got the win for Harding after pitching four innings. She had three strikeouts and no earned runs. Emma Dwyer got the save for Harding in 2/3 innings of work. She had one strikeout.

Up Next

-         Harding will wrap up the Charger Chillout Saturday, taking on West Alabama at 10 a.m. and No. 10 Trevecca Nazarene at 1 p.m.