MONTGOMERY, AL - Softball dropped a pair of games on Friday the 5th to #19 Faulkner University losing game 1 by a score of 3-0 and 6-1 in game 2.  The losses put the team's record at 22-14 on the season and 9-7 in SSAC play.  Faulkner is now 17-12 on the season and 8-8 in SSAC play. 

The Knights were outhit in the first game 11-2 as the Eagles put up a pair of runs in the 1st and another in the 3rd.  Margaret Simmons had both the hits for the Knights in game 1 as she went 2 for 3 in the loss.  Caroline Newton took the loss going 6.0 innings with 11 hits, 3 earned runs, a walk, and 4 strike outs.

Game 2 had the Knights fall behind 2-0 in the 1st and picked up 4 more in the 5th.  The Knights scored their lone run in the 6th on a sacrifice fly by Emilie Lawrence to score Madison Bivins.  Simmons and Bivins each had 2 hits in the game while Newton, Lauren Heath, and Brittany Wilt each had 1 hit.  Sydney Shackelford threw 6 innings giving up 10 hits, 3 earned runs, and a walk with 2 strike outs while taking the loss.

The same two teams pair off on Saturday the 6th starting at 1PM eastern from Faulkner University in Montgomery, AL.