March 14, 2010

Box Score

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Western Carolina softball (3-15, 0-3 Southern Conference) dropped the final game of its three-game series with Elon (14-4, 3-0 SoCon) 18-2, in five innings, Sunday at the Catamount Softball Complex.

Elon pitcher Lauren Taylor, 7-1, had her perfect game broken up when she gave up a walk to junior Amber Hawkins in the bottom of the fourth inning and then a pair of hits and runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Colby Liles was the second base runner of the game for Western Carolina when she drew a lead-off walk in the bottom of the fifth. A Phoenix error put Shemekia Scotten on first and moved Liles to second and Wills' hit loaded the bases. With one out, Jordan Fulton hit a single past the third baseman to score Liles, and break up the Elon shutout. Sophomore Chelsea Schaffer pushed in a second run with an RBI single that plated Scotten.

The Phoenix hit two grand-slams in the game. Danielle Lafferty hit a four-bagger in the third inning and Pam Del Pizzo hit one in the fourth.

Western Carolina had three pitchers see action in the game. Sophomore Katie King started the game going 1.1 innings and allowed five runs on five hits. Bekah Burkett came in to toss 1.1 innings with nine runs on nine hits. Fulton closed out the game throwing two innings allowing four runs on four hits and struck out two. King takes the loss and falls to 0-8.

Elon had 14 hits in the game and the Catamounts committed three errors in the contest.

Western Carolina will return to action on March 20-21 as the Catamounts travel to Statesboro, Georgia to take on Georgia Southern.