The Longwood Lancers softball team defeated Norfolk State University 12-3 and 9-0 in a doubleheader last Wednesday. The games were held in Norfolk. Brooke Short led the Lancers in both games, slamming two homers with four RBI.
Short got things started in game one in the first inning, driving in Nichole Simmons with an RBI single. In the third inning, Longwood scored six runs on five hits. Ashley Kramer and Tricia Nelson both hit RBI singles. Brittany Matthews also contributed in the third inning when she hit a two-run double. The Lancers tacked on five more runs in the fifth inning. Marci Christian and Leta Bressin hit back-to-back two-run doubles. Norfolk State finally got on the board in the fifth inning courtesy of a three-run homer from Danielle Wright.
Briana Wells was credited with the win, pitching three scoreless innings. She allowed one hit while striking out three. Ashley Cornell tossed the final two innings for Longwood, giving up three runs on three hits. Casey Pomeroy (4-6) received the loss for the Spartans. She gave up seven runs, five earned, on seven hits in 2.1 innings.
In game two, Short hit a solo home run in the first inning. Longwood added five more runs in the second. Maggie Margadonna drove in three runs on a single. Short continued her hot hitting with an RBI double to give the Lancers a 6-0 lead. Longwood added another three runs in the fourth inning to seal the win. Wells was credited with the win in game two. She gave up two hits and struck out three in three innings of work. Short threw two scoreless innings in her first mound appearance of the year. Elizabeth Castaneda (1-3) took the loss. She gave up nine runs on nine hits, while striking out three.
Following the wins at Norfolk State, Longwood travelled to Washington, D.C. to face the Georgetown Hoyas. Longwood lost the first game of a doubleheader 3-2, but took down Georgetown 8-2 in the second game. Both games were played last Thursday. Margadonna was 3-8 with two doubles and three RBI in the two games. Wells went 3-7 at the plate with a home run.
Game one went to eight innings. Georgetown (10-32) scored two runs in the third inning to give them a 2-0 lead. Margadonna responded with an RBI double that scored Simmons. The score remained 2-1 until the seventh when Margadonna drove in Simmons again with another RBI double. That tied the game 2-2. The Lancers could not hold on as the Hoyas scored the winning run in the eighth inning on a two-out single. Wells was given the loss in game one, while Mackensey Carter got the win for Georgetown.
In game two, Longwood scored four runs in the third. Short drove in two runs with a single. Kramer then doubled to score Short and Jordan Cox for the Lancers. The Lancers scored four more runs in the fourth, including a home run by Wells. Wells (23-9, 2.15 ERA) also picked up the win on the mound for Longwood going seven innings. She gave up two runs on six hits and struck out six Hoyas.
Longwood returned to the diamond last night as they took on the Virginia Tech Hokies in Blacksburg. The two teams played a doubleheader that finished too late to make this issue. Longwood is now 26-9 on the year. All information in this article is courtesy of longwoodlancers.com.
