YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Morgan Curley,
Ashley Autuori, and
Kenzie Chappell each homer as the Young Harris College offense exploded for a 13-2 Peach Belt Conference softball victory in five innings over Columbus State University to win the series Sunday (April 10) afternoon at Cougar Field.
Young Harris improved to 18-16 overall and 9-9 in the Peach Belt, while Columbus State fell to 19-19 and 9-6. YHC returns to action Friday (April 15) with a 3 p.m. first pitch against Augusta University at the YHC Softball Field.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
- The Mountain Lions took a five-run lead in the first inning off five hits.
- Chappell led off the first with a single to right center, Curley added an RBI single up the middle, Jess Jaruszewski roped a two-run RBI double, and Erin Chambliss added the final two YHC runs of the inning with a single to right field.
- Curley went her third consecutive game with a home run - her fifth of the season - to center field to give YHC a 6-0 lead in the second.
- Chappell slapped a home run to right field - her second of the season - in the third to give the Mountain Lions a 8-1 lead.
- Autuori added a two-run homer to center in the fourth to extend the lead to 10-1.
- Chambliss and Chappell each recorded an RBI in the fourth inning to give the Mountain Lions a 12-1 lead and Jaruszewski added the final YHC run with a single up the middle in the fifth.
- YHC totaled 14 hits. Chappell, Autuori, and Chambliss led with three each, Curley and Jaruszewski each had two apiece and Trinity Aycock connected on one.
- Kylie Ferguson (6-5) earned the win in the circle. Ferguson pitched 3.2 innings and held the Cougar offense to four hits and struck out one.
- Jill Dixon pitched in relief for YHC. Dixon went 1.1 innings and gave up no hits to CSU.
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