STAUNTON, VA - The Mary Baldwin softball team split a double-header this afternoon in USA South action with N.C. Wesleyan College.

The Fighting Squirrels lost the first game 3-15 when N.C. Wesleyan took advantage of critical Mary Baldwin mistakes.  

Leading 2-1 in the top of the second inning, the visitors took a commanding lead when Mary Baldwin made three critical errors and Paige Pritchett homered earning 3 RBI's.

Mary Baldwin answered in the bottom of the 3rd inning.  First Janie Brothers singled up the middle then advanced to second base on a passed ball.  After Jonquil Brown flied out to left field, Kristen Anderson singled to center field advancing Brothers to third.  After the second out, Jaliah Graves doubled to center field advancing Anderson to 3rd and bringing Brothers home.  Senior Rebecca Parramore gave the home team one final single bringing Anderson home and cutting the Bishops lead 3-7.

The visitors answered with two runs of their own in the top of the 4th inning then blew the game open with six runs in the top of the 5th inning to take the 15-3 conference win.

Pitcher Janie Brothers earned two hits and two runs.  Kristen Anderson also added two hits for Mary Baldwin.

In the final game of the afternoon, both teams came out swinging.  N.C. Wesleyan College scored three runs in the top of the first inning.

Mary Baldwin then answered with three runs to tie the game 3-3.

After holding the Bishops scoreless in the second and third innings, it was Mary Baldwin who took advantage of errors by the opposition.  Then, with the bases loaded, Rebecca Parramore singled earning two RBI's.  Pitcher Olivia Compton then stepped to the plate and hit a single to right field earning another RBI.  Mary Baldwin held a 6-3 advantage.  

Jonquil Brown homered in the bottom of the 4th inning to add to the lead.

With the 7-3 lead, Mary Baldwin's defense held the visitors to just one run for the remainder of the game.  

Jonquil Brown had 2 hits including the home run, 2 runs and 1 RBI while Rebecca Parramore added 1 hit and 3 RBI's in the second game.

Head Coach Christy Shelton said, "I am extremely proud of the team and the way they played. Everyone did their jobs and it was a total team effort.  They didn't quit and played to their potential which was exciting for us as coaches.  OC pitched an exceptional ballgame which kept us in the game."

Mary Baldwin College (4-20, 1-15 USAS) will have little time to savor the win.  They travel to Averett University on Tuesday then host Greensboro College on Wednesday.