Trojans split softball twinbill with Wingate

By UMO Sports Information
Published in Sports on February 21, 2014 1:47 PM

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MOUNT OLIVE -- Kalie Smith's lead-off double and two-RBI single in a fourth-inning uprising propelled the University of Mount Olive past No. 24-ranked Wingate, 8-2, in game two of their softball doubleheader on Thursday afternoon.

Madison Johnston threw a complete-game five-hitter.

Wingate took the opener, 6-3.

In the nightcap, Katie Moore's two-RBI double pushed the Trojans in front 2-1 after three innings. Smith started the UMO fourth with a double, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Savannah Becker's RBI groundout.

Two walks and Nicole Taliercio's single loaded the bases. Beth Overman plated one run with a base knock and a fielding error boosted UMO's advantage to 5-1. Freshman Ashleigh Mason connected on a pinch-hit, RBI single.

One out later, Smith made her second plate appearance and drilled a two-RBI single to right field, which made it 8-1.

Johnston (3-1) retired the side in the sixth and seventh innings, and logged her third complete game of the season.

Wingate (9-1 overall) seized a 6-0 lead through three innings in the opener. Starting pitcher Stacey Houser kept UMO scoreless through six innings.

The Trojans posted three seventh-inning runs.

Mount Olive (4-6) returns to action this weekend at the Shaw Softball Challenge in Raleigh. Saturday's schedule includes contests against West Chester (Pa.) University, No. 20-ranked California (Pa.) University and Le Moyne (N.Y.).

The Trojans face Shippensburg (Pa.) University and USC Aiken on Sunday.