Emory Softball Opens 2010 Season With Split Of Doubleheader vs. Alcorn State

Emory 2, Alcorn State 1

Alcorn State 6, Emory 1


The 2010 edition of the Emory softball team opened its season Thursday afternoon with a split of a doubleheader against Alcorn State.  The Eagles captured the opener by a 2-1 margin before the Braves came away with a 6-1 triumph in the nightcap.

Emory sophomore Bridget Holloway keyed the Eagles' win, tossing a two-hit, complete-game gem in the first contest, striking out four and walking just two.  Emory picked up its first run in the bottom half of the third inning when a bases-loaded walk to sophomore Jessica Boni scored senior Jenna Lamoreaux.  The Eagles went up by a 2-0 margin in its half of the fifth when a one-out single by Caitlin Fitzgerald scored senior Cassie Walsh from second base.  Alcorn State recorded its lone run off of Holloway in the top half of the sixth when a two-out three-bagger by Christine Garcia enabled Brittanee Crayton to score.

In the second game, the Braves took advantage of a couple of fielding miscues by the Eagles with just two of its six runs earned.  After falling behind by a 1-0 count in the first frame, Emory knotted the contest in the third when sophomore Jessica Thomas rocketed a double, one of her two hits in the game, to center field that scored Nikki Perez. Alcorn State pushed a pair of runs across in the top of the fifth and put more distance between it and Emory by crossing the plate three more times in the sixth.

Head coach Penny Siqueiros and her Eagles return to action this Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 13-14) when it hosts the Emory Invitational.