Trojans, Crusaders split league softball twinbill

By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on April 9, 2013 1:47 PM

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TIGERVILLE, S.C. -- Tiffany Hawley slugged a two-run homer and Madison Johnston held North Greenville (S.C.) University to six hits during Mount Olive's 4-2 victory in the nightcap of a Conference Carolinas softball doubleheader on Monday.

The Crusaders won the opener, 3-2.

Johnston (4-1) shut down NGU after allowing a first-inning run.

MOC tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning without getting a hit and took a 2-1 lead in the sixth on Kalie Smith's one-out double. Hawley followed with her two-run homer.

The Trojans finished with four hits.

Defensive mistakes allowed the Crusaders to forge a 2-2 tie in game one. NGU grabbed the lead with three consecutive two-out hits in the sixth inning.

Mount Olive (24-8 overall, 11-3 CC) entertains Peach Belt member UNC Pembroke today and is the guest of league foe Barton on Thursday.