Box Score Hartsville, S.C.- The Queens University of Charlotte softball team (25-26) stands as one of three remaining teams in the South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship with a 7-5 win over Wingate University (32-16) on Saturday, April 30, 2016. The Royals saw three homeruns in their win over the Bulldogs to eliminate the team from the tournament and move to the next round of play.    

The game started with equal runs from both teams in the first inning.  Queens Lyndey McCurry batted home Samantha Martinez for the solo run as Wingate responded off a wild pitch to bring in Mellena Helms.

Although the next two innings would remain scoreless, Queens secured a lead with a three-run homerun from Abby Lathan to bring in Kayla Hall and Elaina Frantellizzi. McCurry added another RBI to the inning, again bringing Martinez home, to make it four runs in the fourth.  Despite a run in the bottom of the fourth by the Bulldogs, the inning provided cushion for the Royals as they went into their fifth at bat ahead 5-2.

The two teams again mirrored in runs for the fifth inning with Sydney Ditto homering for the Royals and Taylor Laskey homering for the Bulldogs. Heading into the last inning, Queens added one more run to their tally as Frantellizzi hit a ball over the left field wall. Although Wingate found two runs in the last at bat, the Royals held their lead to take the game.

McCurry tabbed the win to start the first 3.1 innings of play with four hits and three runs. Evie Scott grabbed the save as she finished the game with 3.2 innings pitched, five hits and two runs.

Rachel Weidner suffered the loss for Wingate, pitching three complete innings with four hits and four runs. Stacey Houser entered as the relief pitcher going 4.0 innings with six hits and three runs.

Queens will see another game today at 5 p.m., playing the loser of the Catawba versus Lenoir-Rhyne game. The game will be an elimination game for both teams.