SOFTBALL: UMO drops pair of 1-0 decisions to Francis Marion

By UMO Media Relations
Published in Sports on February 12, 2016 1:48 PM

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MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive-Le Moyne baseball series, scheduled for this weekend, has been canceled due to severe cold weather.

The three-game series will not be rescheduled.

The Trojans (3-1 overall) return to action at home Feb. 20 against Florida Southern.

Men's volleyball

MOUNT OLIVE -- According to the University of Mount Olive website, the Trojan men's home match against Conference Carolinas in-state rival Belmont Abbey remains on schedule.

First serve is 7 p.m.

Softball

FLORENCE, S.C. -- Francis Marion picked up a pair of 1-0 non-conference victories over softball region foe University of Mount Olive on a bitterly-cold Wednesday afternoon.

Taylor Brunson knocked in FMU's lone run in the opener. Brunson's double to left-center field in the sixth inning accounted for the Patriots' single run in the nightcap.

Maddie Johnson (1-2) endured the pitching loss for UMO in game one. She surrendered an unearned run on six hits and fanned two FMU batters.

Caitlin Ewers (0-2) suffered the mound loss in game two. She gave up four hits and posted one strikeout in a six-inning stint.

The Trojans (2-4 overall) launch the home portion of their schedule Tuesday against in-state region foe Wingate University. The twinbill begins at 2 p.m. at Nancy Chapman Cassell Field.