Lafayette Ford Lincoln of Fayetteville Showcase Central
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Freshman
Haley Lenderman and junior
Peyton Jordan combined to throw a one-hit shutout as UNCW extended its win streak to five consecutive games with a 4-0 victory over Delaware State at the Lafayette Ford Lincoln of Fayetteville Showcase at Boseman Field on Sunday afternoon.
The Seahawks, who posted their third shutout of the weekend, improved to 7-2 on the season while Delaware State fell to 2-3.
Lenderman upped her record to 3-0 on the season after allowing just one hit in 5.0 innings while posting a pair of strikeouts. Jordan completed the shutout by not allowing a hit in the final two frames with a strikeout.
Freshman second baseman
Kali Jones paced the Seahawks' eight-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases while junior outfielder
Merritt Wilkinson added two hits with a run batted in.
How It Happened: The Seahawks scored twice in the first and fourth innings en route to the victory. Meanwhile, Lenderman retired the first 12 hitters she faced before allowing a double to lead off the fifth inning.
#SeahawkStats: UNCW outscored its opponents by a 29-4 margin during the five-game tournament with three shutouts … The Seahawks stole five bases against the Hornets on Sunday, giving them 19 on the season … UNCW is 19-for-21 in stolen base attempts, including a perfect 11-for-11 in the last three games … Freshman
Hannah Adamczyk recorded a hit in all five games this weekend … Jones ended the weekend with a four-game hitting streak and posted her fourth multi-hit game of the season … Lenderman now has a 0.35 earned run average and has allowed just two earned runs in 20.0 innings of work.
Up Next for the Seahawks: UNCW plays its first mid-week contest of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 24, by hosting North Carolina A&T in a single game at 4 p.m.
