Royals Split Pair of Tight Games in Florence - Queens University of Charlotte Athletics

Friday, February 21

Florence, S.C.

2:00 P.M.

Queens University of Charlotte

7-5

Emmanuel College (Ga.)

2-3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Emmanuel College	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	7	9	1
Queens U Charlotte	4	0	0	1	0	4	X	9	8	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Queens U Charlotte	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	3	0
Francis Marion Univ.	0	4	0	0	0	0	X	4	5	1

2/21/2020 11:14:00 PM | Softball

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Florence, SC - The Queens University of Charlotte softball team (7-6) split its Friday doubleheader in a pair of closely contested games on the road. The Royals bested Emmanuel 9-7 before falling short to Francis Marion 4-3.

Game One: Queens 9 Emmanuel 7

On a chilly afternoon, Queens turned an early 2-0 deficit into a two-run lead thanks to three hits in the bottom half of the first inning.
Both teams traded runs often in an offensive display. Trailing 7-5 in the sixth inning, Queens rallied to four runs on a pair of RBI singles from Kelly Winter and Alyssa Strickler to lead 9-7. Relief pitcher Victoria Elder closed out the game earning her first win of the season with a pair of shutout innings to close out a 9-7 victory.

Game Two: Francis Marion 4 Queens 3

Queens went down early surrendering four runs in the second inning in a clean, more defensive outing than game one. Strickler put the Royals on the board with an RBI triple in the fifth and Queens chipped away at the deficit to trail 4-3 with two outs in the top of the seventh. The Royals left the game-tying run on third base and lost by a 4-3 final score.

Queens remains in Florence for a game with Frostburg State at 3 p.m. and a rematch with Francis Marion at 5 p.m.