YOUNG HARRIS, Ga.  |  No. 18 Young Harris College swept a non-conference softball doubleheader from Mars Hill University Wednesday (Feb. 27) afternoon at E.D. Rivers Field. 

The Mountain Lions put up seven runs as they shut out the Lions in the opener before Emily Harris hit the game winning single in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 6-5 victory in game two. 

Young Harris improved to 10-4, while Mars Hill fell to 7-3. The Mountain Lions hit the road for a 4 p.m. doubleheader Thursday (Feb. 28) against Tusculum University in Greenville, Tennessee.

Dara Moore opened the scoring in game one for Young Harris as she drew a walk with the bases loaded. Jill Torres hit a two RBI single to make it a 3-0 game for the Mountain Lions in the third. Kristan Lizardi brought home Carly Rigsbee with a single through the right side before Grace Botti singled home a pair to conclude the six run third inning. 

Haylie Shope  made it a 7-0 lead for Young Harris with her first home run of the season to center field. 

Nikkie Kovalsky (8-3) picked up her first win of the day as she pitched a complete game giving up six hits and striking out nine. 

Botti went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBI, while Torres tallied a hit, two RBI, and a run scored. Shope collected a hit, one RBI, and two runs scored. Lizardi had one hit, one RBI, and a run scored, while Moore had one RBI and a run scored. 

Casey Stanek (3-1) earned the loss for the Lions as she gave up five runs on four hits with three walks in 2.2 innings pitched. 

Mars Hill struck first in game two with a two run homer to left field by Hannah Smith in the first inning. Ashley Collins and Ragan Broome each had a RBI in the second inning to make it a 4-0 lead over Young Harris. 

Maddie Urquiola put the Mountain Lions on the board in the third inning with a double to left center that scored Botti. 

Rigsbee singled to right field that brought Urquiola home to start the scoring of a three run sixth inning for Young Harris. Morgan Curley hit a RBI single and Torres drew a bases-loaded walk to cut the MHU's lead to 5-4. 

Urquiola scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the seventh inning to even the game at 5 for the Mountain Lions. Harris hit the game winning single to shortstop that brought Lizardi home to score. 

Nikkie Kovalsky picked up her second win of the day for Young Harris as she struck out two in one inning of scoreless relief. 

Urquiola went 2-for-2 at the plate with a RBI and two runs scored, while Rigsbee collected a hit and one RBI. Harris tallied two hits and a RBI, while Curley had a hit, one RBI, and a run scored. 

Christiana Marasa (1-2) earned the loss for the Lions as she allowed two runs (one unearned) on four hits with one walk in 1.1 innings of relief.