Softball Defeats Mount Olive 14-4

Junior Jen Steele Went 3-5 At The Plate And Earned The Win At Mount Olive

February 15, 2004

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – Longwood University recorded a season-best 20 hits off of the Mount Olive pitching staff en route to its convincing 14-4 road win Sunday afternoon in North Carolina. The nightcap of the doubleheader was called during the second inning due to the inclement weather.

The Lancers are now 2-5 on the season, while the Trojans, who opened their 2004 campaign this afternoon, are now 0-1. Longwood will return to action Saturday, Feb. 21 as they travel back to North Carolina to take on Wingate – the doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.

At Mount Olive, Longwood posted runs in six of the seven innings played, including four in the top of the fourth to secure its second victory of the season. Junior Jen Steele/Manassas Park (Manassas Park) paced the Lancers with her 3-for-5 performance at the plate, including her second homer of the season – a two-run shot to drive in sophomore Shamana Washington/Orange (Orange Co.). Steele finished the outing with a single, a double, and a homer– just missing the cycle – along with five RBIs. Washington also went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI, while sophomore Mallory Gordon/Powhatan (Powhatan Co.) registered three hits of her own in five appearances at the plate, including two runs scored.

Steele (2-3) earned the win on the mound after throwing her third complete-game (7.0 IP) of the season with six strikeouts. She limited the opposing teams offense to just five hits on the afternoon, while allowing one base-on-balls.

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