WINGATE, N.C. – The Barton softball team (10-14) fell in a doubleheader to No. 18 Wingate (29-8), 10-0 and 8-1, Tuesday afternoon on the road. Wingate has now beaten Barton four times this season.
Game One – Wingate 10, Barton 0 (five innings)
Wingate hit three home runs on the day including a grand slam from Savanna Brooks (Wingate, N.C.) and a three-run round-tripper from Raelynn Kramer (New Bern, N.C.) in the run-ruled victory.
Wingate's Jillian Thomas (Wingate, N.C.) improved to 4-1 on the season after pitching four scoreless innings while sophomore
Kierstin Cooper (Nashville, N.C.) (3-3) was tagged with the loss.
Game Two – Wingate 8, Barton 1
For the second straight game, Brooks hit a home run and drove in four runs as Wingate completed the sweep and improved to 16-0 at home this year. Meanwhile, Hali Scott (Pilot Mountain, N.C.) improved to 8-3 on the season after allowing just one unearned run over five innings of work.
Barton sophomore shortstop
Mary Lindsey Harris (Robersonville, N.C.) scored the lone run for the visitors while junior
Miranda Holmes (Godwin, N.C.) (1-2) was tagged with the loss.
Barton returns to Conference Carolinas play with a doubleheader on Friday against Southern Wesleyan in Central, S.C., starting at 2:00 p.m., while Wingate faces Tusculum in a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at Noon in Greeneville, Tenn.
