Game 1 | Game 2
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team fell in a pair of contests to Jacksonville State University on Saturday afternoon in Jacksonville.
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EKU fell in game one to the Gamecocks, 6-0, before falling in game two 7-0.
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Jacksonville State got three in the bottom of the first after the first four batters reached on an error and three straight hits.
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The Gamecocks got three more to extend their lead in the bottom of the third. Camryn McLemore brought home the first run of the inning with a double down the right field line. Brantly Bonds brought home two more with a two RBI single up the middle to give JSU a 6-0 lead.
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Eastern Kentucky threatened in the top of the seventh with a pair of hits by
Carly Robinson and
Vianna Barron but couldn't push anything across.
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The Colonels had three hits on the game.
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In game two, the Gamecocks scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back against the Colonels.
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Maggie Pertee had the lone hit for the Colonels.
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Lauren Narvaez tossed five and two-third innings in relief allowing two runs and striking out one.
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EKU wraps up the series on Sunday against the Gamecocks. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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