HTML STATS (G-1) | PDF STATS (G-1) | HTML STATS (G-2) | PDF STATS (G-2)MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State softball team used strong pitching and defense to post a doubleheader sweep of Ohio Valley Conference opponent Belmont on Saturday afternoon at University Field. The Eagles registered a 4-1 victory in the opener and 4-2 win in game two.
The Eagles, who snap a three-game skid, improve to 15-18 overall, 6-7 in conference action and 6-4 at home. The Bruins, who have dropped four consecutive affairs, slip to 9-26 overall, 4-11 in league play and 2-9 on the road. The series finale is slated for Sunday for 1 p.m. ET.
MSU allowed just one run over the first 13 innings and played two errorless contests. Freshman right-hander Mackenzie Grossmann fired a complete game in game one, while senior right-hander Tanna Seuferer and sophomore right-hander Megan Tymorek saw action in the nightcap.
Grossmann, who has won five of her last seven decisions, fired 93 pitches and went the distance for the 10th time in 2015. She improved to 9-6 by allowing just one run, two walks and six hits while striking out four. The hurler now has the most wins by an MSU freshman since 2011.
Seuferer, who retired 13 straight batters and allowed just one baserunner through six innings, improved to 6-5. Her final line was 86 pitches, 6.1 innings, five hits, two earned runs, no walks and eight strikeouts. Tymorek recorded the game's final two outs for her second career save.
In game one, Morehead State scored once in the fourth, once in the fifth and twice in the sixth. Freshman second baseman Hannah Murphy notched a club-best two hits, while sophomore first baseman Dana Hutchins knocked in half of MSU's runs on a sixth-inning single.
In the second contest, the Eagles scored once in the first and three times in the third. Freshman designated player Lindsay Ward and senior third baseman Katie Raile tallied two hits apiece. Raile also posted a team-best two RBI, with both coming on a third-inning double.
Sophomore left fielder Kayla Wells, who went 2-for-3 with one run in game two, was the only Bruin to register multiple hits in either tilt. Belmont scored twice in the nightcap's final frame and had the tying run on base, but Tymorek got a pop up and groundout to seal the deal.
Junior right-hander Carolyn Snodgress fell to 4-6, while junior right-hander Taylor Moon dropped to 3-14. Both allowed four earned runs in six innings on their way to losses. Snodgress gave up nine hits and one walk, while Moon yielded seven base knocks and two bases on balls.
