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Winner Canisius CAN 4-3
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UNCW UNCW 8-2
Winner
Canisius CAN
4-3
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Final
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UNCW UNCW
8-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Canisius CAN 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 8 10 2
UNCW UNCW 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 2

W: Churchill, Alexis (2-1) L: Hammock, Kara (3-2)

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Canisius CAN 4-4
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Winner UNCW UNCW 9-2
Canisius CAN
4-4
2
Final
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UNCW UNCW
9-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Canisius CAN 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9 2
UNCW UNCW 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 2

W: Winstead, Emily (1-0) L: Ollison, Shealyn (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits Doubleheader Against UNCW

After Canisius defeated UNCW 8-6 in the first game, the host Seahawks walked it off with a 3-2 victory in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Boseman Field in Wilmington, N.C.

With the split, the Golden Griffins moved to 4-4 on the campaign, while UNCW now sits at 9-2 on the season.

Game 1 Recap
Canisius' offense came out hot in the second inning, as the Griffs plated six runs off UNCW starter Kara Hammock.

Sophomore Gianna Fazzolari opened the frame with a leadoff double before coming around to score on fellow second-year Megan Giese's two-bagger.

With the bases loaded and two outs, sophomore Christie McGee-Ross stepped up to the plate and cleared the bases with a triple, putting Canisius out in front by five. 

Graduate student Lindsi Dennis capped Canisius' second-inning salvo as she drove home McGee-Ross with a double, the team's third extra-base hit of the inning.

Despite being down six, the host Seahawks quickly made it a ballgame in the bottom half of the frame, plating its first run on a bases loaded hit by pitch.

In the next at bat, catcher Anna Knox connected on a 1-0 pitch, hitting a grand slam to give Canisius just a one-run lead.

The Blue and Gold added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth inning when freshman Saige Alfaro hit the team's second triple of the game, bringing home junior Sophia Recrosio and freshman Emily Ilano.

UNCW cut Canisius' lead to two in the sixth with a sac fly, but were unable to get another runner home.

In the circle for Canisius, senior Alexis Churchill earned her second win of the year, tossing a complete game.

Following the five-run second, the southpaw was able to settle down and allowed just five base runners over the final 5.2 innings.

Game 2 Recap
UNCW plated its first run of the contest in the opening frame when it scored on a wild pitch.

The Griffs tied things at one on an RBI single by Dennis in the third and later grabbed a 2-1 advantage in the fourth thanks to a McGee-Ross bases loaded walk.

The Seahawks knotted the game at two when Lauryn Richardson ripped an RBI triple in the sixth.

In the bottom of the seventh, Jentri Meadows opened up the frame with a base hit up the middle before coming around to score the game-winning run on the next play.

Giese threw six strong innings in the no-decision. The sophomore fanned eight batters, yielding just two runs on three hits and a pair of walks.

Game Notes
• With its six-run second inning in the opening game, Canisius has now scored six or more runs in an inning for the third time this season. The Griffs scored nine in the sixth inning against SC State on Feb. 18 and seven in the opening frame against the Bulldogs on Feb. 19.
• McGee-Ross drove in a career-high three runners in the first game, while tying her career high in the second game of the twin bill with three hits.
• Churchill tossed her 11th career complete game.
• Giese has gone at least six innings in three of her four starts this season.
• Hufford now sits fourth all-time in career stolen bases with 54, passing Jacqueline Fusco (1997-00).
• With a double in the first game, Dennis now has 27 career doubles, which is tied for 19th all-time in program history.

Up Next
• Canisius will have an off-day Thursday before beginning a five-game swing against North Carolina Central and UNCW in the UNCW Tournament. The Griffs will square off against the Eagles at 2 p.m. on Friday before facing the Seahawks at 6:30 p.m.
 
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