CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Young Harris College softball team split their two games on the second day of the Eckerd College Spring Invitational Saturday (Feb. 7) at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.

Nova Southeastern University used an eight-run sixth inning to defeat the Mountain Lions 11-6 in the opener while Young Harris defeated Florida Southern College in the nightcap 4-2.

Young Harris improved to 4-2 and will conclude play at the Invitational Sunday (Feb. 8) with a 9 a.m. contest against the Florida Institute of Technology.

Young Harris jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning against Florida Southern. Sarah Magill had a two-run single to right field off FSC starter Taylor Bowen (1-1) and the Mountain Lions added another run on an error by the Mocs.

The Mountain Lions took a 4-0 lead as Magill, who went 2-for-4, doubled home Sydnee Weaver, who had reached on an error.

The Mocs pushed across single runs in the fourth and sixth innings, but YHC starter Darby Stanford (3-0) held Florida Southern at bay as she scattered eight hits and struck out nine in the complete-game effort.

Jeanie Perrucci collected two hits for the Mountain Lions.

Nova Southeastern scored three runs in the top of the fifth and added eight more in the sixth as the Sharks opened up an 11-0 lead. The Mountain Lions rallied in the bottom of the sixth with four runs. Magill drove in Weaver, who led off the inning with a triple, with a single before Stacia Williams scored two with her double to left-center field. Georgia Webb added a sacrifice fly in the inning.

Young Harris added two more in the seventh on a two-run single by Williams to left-center field.

Rebecca Thornton (3-0) earned the win for the Sharks while Perrucci (1-1) took the loss in relief for YHC.

Williams and Magill each had two hits for the Mountain Lions.