Game 1

The Basics
Score: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 3 | Roanoke 2
Records: Roanoke 19-12, 7-6 ODAC | Virginia Wesleyan 32-1, 13-0 ODAC
Location: Norfolk, Va.

The Lead: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to take game one of Saturday's doubleheader.

How it Happened:

• Virginia Wesleyan got on the board in the first inning as Cassetty Howerin lifted a sac fly to center field to plate Kiersten Richardson and take a 1-0 lead. 
• Roanoke responded with two runs in the fifth as Rachel Guilliams reached on a Marlin error before Taylor Carter singled to center and Katie Smith kept the inning going with a two-out walk. Ruthie Williams then reached on a Marlin error scoring Carter and Guilliams to give Roanoke a 2-1 advantage.
• In the bottom of the seventh, Virginia Wesleyan had a lead-off single from Howerin and Blake Henderson reached on an error before Hanna Hull hit a two RBI single to earn the 3-2 walk-off win.
• Teresa Wagner (6-4) took the loss after giving up three runs off three hits in 6.1 innings. Hull (17-1) earned the win giving up only four hits and two runs in the complete game performance.
• Four different Maroons recorded hits and three different Marlins recorded hits in game one.

Game 2

The Basics
Score: No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan 8 | Roanoke 0 (5 innings)
Records: Roanoke 19-13, 7-7 ODAC | Virginia Wesleyan 33-1, 14-0 ODAC
Location: Norfolk, Va.

The Lead: Roanoke dropped an 8-0 decision to Virginia Wesleyan in game two of Saturday's doubleheader.

How it Happened:

• Guilliams went 1-for-1 and Taylor Slate went 1-for-2 for the Maroons. Madison Glaubke went 2-for-2 with three RBI and Kaylah Duplain recorded two RBI for the Marlins.
• Taylor Asimakopoulos dropped to 1-5 on the season giving up eight runs off six hits in 2.1 innings. Courtney Wright moved to 13-0 giving up only two hits in five innings.
• Virginia Wesleyan took a 5-0 lead in the first inning highlighted by a pair of singles from Liz Bailey and Howerin and a triple from Glaubke.
• After a scoreless second inning, the Marlins tacked on three more runs in the third with a two-out double from Jessica Lindsay, a two RBI single from Duplain and a RBI single from Richardson to make it a 8-0 game. 

Up Next: Roanoke hosts Bridgewater Tuesday for an ODAC doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m.