Peace Picks Up First USA South Win of the Season Holly Braswell Sends Another Over the Fence For Number Ten On Season

Raleigh, NC – After dropping to 0-2 in the USA South Conference in their second game of the season, the Peace softball team picked up its first USA South win splitting a double header with visiting Ferrum College today. Peace lost the first game 3-6 and won the second 10-2.

In game one Peace jumped out ahead of Ferrum in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run homer by junior first baseman Holly Braswell, her tenth of the season. Braswell’s homer brought lead-off hitter, freshman short stop, Summer Evans over the plate, Evans was walked earlier in the inning. In the top of the second, Ferrum scored six runs on six Peace errors and would not score again for the rest of the game. Peace tried to overcome the error ridden defensive effort of the third inning by giving it one more try in the bottom of the seventh. Evans led off with a double and Blevins bunted for a sacrifice sending Evans on to third. Evans scored on a passed ball to put the Pacers within three with only one out. Senior outfielder Lauren Pleasant singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Pleasant would stay on second as Braswell struck out looking for the second out and Stansbury chipped one to the Ferrum third baseman for the third out. Ferrum ended the game on top 6-3 on twelve hits and seven Peace errors. Ashley Stansbury took the loss from the mound dropping to 5-3 while Laura Terry would pick up the win for Ferrum.

In game two, Peace jumped out in front again 2-0 in the bottom of the first. Blevins reached on a walk and Braswell brought her in on an RBI-double to center field. In the top of the third inning Ferrum scored on an RBI-double by Rizzo to bring the Panthers within one run. Peace answered in the bottom of the third as Blevins singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch and then crossed home on an error by the third baseman to put Peace up 3-1 going into the fourth. Ferrum scored in the top of the forth on and RBI-single by Blalock bringing in Riffle with the score now at 3-2. Peace put four more up on the board with three RBI-singles by Blevins, Braswell and Stansbury and a fielder’s choice RBI by Kristyn Trogden. Ferrum would not score again and Peace put up three more runs in the bottom of the fifth as Kristen Crandall scored on an error by the second baseman, Stansbury singled for an RBI and Pleasant doubled for an RBI. Peace was up 10-2 and the game was called after the fifth inning. Pleasant got the win advancing to 4-1 on the season and Brittany Elliot of Ferrum was credited with the loss.

With the split, Peace advanced to 14 -6 overall, 1-3 in the USA South. Peace will be in action again this weekend at the East Coast Challenge hosted by Methodist University in Florence, SC. Peace will play on Friday and Saturday in tournament play.