WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Sophomore Lauren Lichtenwalner and senior Taylor Langtry combined to pitch a five-hit shutout as Bucknell defeated UNCW, 3-0, in the final game of the Seahawk Softball Classic at Boseman Field on Sunday afternoon.
The win lifted the Bison's record to 4-6 while UNCW dropped to 4-5 after suffering its third loss in the last four games.
Lichtenwalner, who upped her record to 2-2 on the season, scattered three hits over 4.2 innings with a strikeout and two walks. Langtry gave up only two hits in the final 2.1 innings with two strikeouts to nail down her first career save.
Junior
Kelli Freeman paced the Seahawks' offense with a pair of hits while senior
Kelsey Bryan, junior
Lacey Fox and senior
Tracy Haynes each added a base hit.
Sophomore
Rylee Pate took the loss for UNCW after giving up three runs on five hits over four innings. Junior
Laurel Koontz allowed just one hit in three innings of relief with two strikeouts.
Key Moment: Bucknell scored twice in the third inning on a two-run double by senior Meghan Kovac before adding an insurance run in the fourth inning on a RBI single by junior Lauren Hadley. Â Â Â Â Â
Up Next: The Seahawks finish their first homestand of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 28, by welcoming NC State to Boseman Field for a 4 p.m. non-conference game. UNCW will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to first pitch to celebrate the Boseman Field renovations.
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