Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky’s softball team dropped both games of an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader to Tennessee-Martin today at Gertrude Hood Field. The Colonels (16-27, 7-13 OVC) lost 7-2 in the opener. The Skyhawks (33-20, 13-9 OVC) won the second game by a score of 5-0.

In the first game, an RBI single down the left field line by Jena Handley in the bottom of the first gave Eastern an early 1-0 lead. Jenny Bain tied it for UT Martin with a solo home run in the top of the third. Her homer set a new single season school record. However, an RBI double by Ashley Dollins in the bottom half of the third put the Colonels back on top by a 2-1 margin.

An EKU error and a run scoring single by Megan Latimer in the top of the fourth allowed the Skyhawks to take a 3-2 advantage, a lead they would never relinquish. A three-run home run by Laura Roberts highlighted a four-run seventh inning for UTM.

Eastern Kentucky loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh but failed to score.

Kara Harper (16-7) allowed 10 hits but only two runs while striking out four over seven innings for Tennessee-Martin. Seven different Skyhawks scored one run. Roberts finished 2-for-4.

Shyenne Hussey, #Handley and Pam Webber# each recorded two hits for Eastern Kentucky.

In game two, Tennessee-Martin scored a run in the first inning and never trailed. Savannah Roberts drove in the game’s first run with a single up the middle. Megan Williams stretched the lead to 3-0 with a two-run home run in the third. The Skyhawks added two more in the fifth.

Paij Lintz (10-7) pitched a complete game three-hit shutout. She walked two and struck out one. Williams finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs.

Eastern and UT Martin will conclude the three-game series on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. Colonel seniors Chelsea Butler, Jodi Pence, Pam Webber and Kalyn Fox will be honored before playing their final home game.