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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information DECATUR, Ala. – The Northern Kentucky University softball team ended the Charger Chillout on a sour note, dropping games to Alabama-Huntsville, 11-1, and West Florida, 3-0. In Game 1, UAH got the scoring started with a five-run second inning, including a leadoff home run by Beth Lawson and a two-run bomb by Erin Duke. Lawson hit her second homer of the day in the fifth inning to increase the lead to seven. UAH scored four more in the top half of the seventh before NKU was able to plate Shatona Campbell on the game’s last play. Chelise Roy (0-1) took the loss for the Norse, going just one complete inning in the start. Amanda Smith struck out two in 3 2/3 innings of relief. Caitlin Lee (5-0) struck out six Norse to take the win for UAH. The Norse fared no better against West Florida, allowing single runs in the first, third and sixth innings for the 3-0 final result. Freshman Gretchen Lorenz was the lone bright spot in the Norse offense, going 1-for-3 on the game, including her second double of the season. April Ehlers had another strong pitching performance to defy her 0-2 record, going five strong innings with just one earned run allowed against five strikeouts. Taren Wilson went the distance for the Argonauts, scattering four hits and striking out nine. The Norse will take some time off before heading to Kissimmee, Fla., over Spring Break to compete in the Rebel Spring Games. |
