No. 2 Emory Tops RC Softball in Doubleheader Saturday

No. 2 Emory Tops RC Softball in Doubleheader Saturday
The Basics
Scores:
Game 1 No. 2 Emory 7, Roanoke 1 / Game 2: No. 2 Emory 12, Roanoke 2 (6 inn.)
Records: Roanoke 10-12, Emory 31-1
Location: Salem, Va.

The Lead: No. 2 Emory ran its winning streak to 22 games with a doubleheader sweep of Roanoke on Saturday.

How it Happened
  • In game one, Brittany File allowed just one run on five hits and struck out 10 in improving to 23-1 on the year.
  • The lone Roanoke run came when Taylor Carter launched a homerun in the fourth inning.
  • Carter had two of RC's hits, with Katie Smith, Katie Priester and Jordan Meador collecting the others.
  • Teresa Wagner took the loss to drop to 2-5. Wagner went 3.1 innings and gave up five runs.
  • In game two, Lana Hermann gave Emory all the runs it would need in the first innings when she connected for a grand slam as part of a five run, Eagle first inning.
  • Roanoke had four hits on the day, one was a Taylor Sutherland homerun and the other was a Priester solo homer.
  • Audrey Weller got the win for Emory after going five innings and allowing three hits to improve to 7-0.
  • Taylor Asimakopoulos took the loss for RC after going 1.2 innings, dropping her record to 1-4.

Up Next: Roanoke is back in action on Tuesday when it travels to Randolph for a 3:00 p.m. ODAC doubleheader.