Richard Bland Drops Two Games At Louisburg, 8-0, 12-7

LOUISBURG, NC--  The Richard Bland College of William & Mary women's softball team dropped two games to Louisburg Tuesday afternoon by scores of 8-0 and 12-7. The Statesmen next play Fayetteville Technical Community College at home on Saturday, February 23 at 12 pm and 2 pm. Louisburg next plays Florence-Darlington Technical College at home on Saturday, February 23 at 5 pm.

In game one, Richard Bland College fell behind early and struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Louisburg, giving up eight runs. A double by sophomore Katie Haney in the first inning was a positive for the Statesmen. Freshman Erin Doyle, Haney, and sophomore Kayla Hand each collected one hit to lead the team. Louisburg College racked up seven hits in the game. Sophomore Megan Vincent took the loss and surrendered five runs on six hits over three innings, striking out four and walking one.

In game two, scorekeepers were kept busy during a high-scoring contest between the two teams where Richard Bland College lost 12-7. The Statesmen opened up the scoring in the first inning, when sophomore Mary Simms homered on a 1-2 count, scoring two runs. Louisburg came back in the third inning, scoring nine runs from homeruns from Parks and Joyner, a walk from Hilton, and an error. The Statesmen came back and scored three runs in the fifth inning with RBIs from Doyle and sophomore Allison Jarrett. Doyle also had a homerun during the fifth inning and the Statesmen racked up a total of seven hits in the game. Doyle and Jarrett led the team with two hits each. Sophomore Joana Holland took the loss for Richard Bland College. She allowed six hits and ten runs during the second and third innings. 

Statesmen's head coach Troy Jacobs stated, " The first game was to be expected since we haven't been able to get on the field or the dirt for nine days. The second game was more to our liking, it could have gone either way. If we were able to recover from a few errors, it would have been a different ball game. We play Louisburg three more times and I know we will come out victorious."