Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Charlotte, N.C. – Queens University of Charlotte softball (6-20, 1-3 SAC) grabbed the come from behind win in game one to split the series with Tusculum College (13-11, 3-3 SAC) on Saturday, March 21, 2015. The Royals scored four runs in the fifth inning to steal the victory away from the Pioneers before Tusculum found momentum to close Queens out of the second game with an 8-0 (5 innings) score.

Evie Scott (1-3) stood on the mound the whole first game as she delivered four strikeouts, two walks, and three earned runs as she faced 30 batters.

Eliza Davis took the first game loss for the Pioneers seeing 4.2 innings. During that time she would face 28 batters giving up 11 hits for six earned runs. She also had three walks with no strikeouts. Rachel Medley finished the game for the team going 1.1 innings with only one hit, no runs and one strikeout.

The Royals had 12 hits for the first matchup with Britt and Lyndey McCurry both took three apiece. Taylor Rosenbalm would find a solo homerun in the third inning as the only player to hit over the fence on the team the whole day.

Bailey Culler took a homerun for the Pioneers to start the game with one on base. Kaytlin Stroinski and Carolyn Williamson each found a stolen base during the first team pairings.
Although Tusculum found their way around the bases first putting up three runs in the opening at bat, Queens slowly put pieces in place to find the tying runner in the bottom of the fourth. Abby Lathan would take the tying point after hitting the gap on the left side of the field to reach base before Whitney Britt shot one into right field to bring her home. As the two teams reached the fifth inning Tusculum took advantage of an error brining Kaytlin Stroinski in for the lead. Lathan again was a part of the tying run but this time it was her hit into center field that found the score as Taylor Cheek took off from second base. Micaela Hayes took first base after finding a spot in center field bringing Lathan in for go-ahead run. Queens would add two more as Britt knocked one into right field giving time for Kayla Hall and Hayes to reach home.

The second game gave Catelyn Pressley (6-5) the loss giving up eight hits for eight runs with three strikeouts and no walks. Baker would take to the mound in the third innings, staying there until the end of the game.

Rachel Medley (5-6) pitched 5.0 innings for Tusculum with one strike, two hits and no runs to take the win for the Pioneers. 20

A costly third inning haunted the Royals as the team found themselves down eight to nothing early in the second game. After seeing an even slate through the first inning, the Pioneers found three unearned runs with Culler taking the first scoring play off a single into center field by Treslyn Reese. Alix Kruel soon brought home Nicole Ball and Reese before the inning closed. The Royals struggled to stop the Pioneers at the next at bat as five crossed the plate before the third out. It would be enough to secure them the lead as the game concluded two innings later.  

The team's next conference game will be on the road in Hartsville, S.C., as the team takes on Coker 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. for a conference double-header.