TUCSON, Ariz. (Feb, 19, 2023) - Georgian Court Softball finished their weekend in the desert with a 10-1 win in six innings over Minnesota-Crookston. The win ends the Lions time at the Cactus Classic with a 3-2 mark.

How it Happened
• Georgian Court scored 10 runs on nine hits while holding the Golden Eagles to just a run on four.
• GCU didn't make an error in the field while MSU-Crookston made two, leading to two runs.
• Each team got a run on the board in the first. Adriana Mungo drove home Taylor Lipkins and two batters into the game the Lions led 1-0.
• The Golden Eagles tied things with an RBI single following a one-out walk and a passed ball.
• Georgian Court grabbed the lead in the third with three runs on one hit. Kili Makanani had the only hit of the inning to drive in Mungo. A sacrifice fly and a wild pitch allowed the other two runs to cross the plate.
• Mungo added to the lead with a ground rule double in the fourth and an RBI ground out made it 7-1 in favor of the Lions.
• After a scoreless fifth, GCU tacked on three more in the sixth. Jayda Jones doubled home Trinty Moreno and the Lions used a pair of productive outs, two more sacrifice flies to score two more runs.
• Georgian Court kept the Golden Eagles off the board in the sixth and everyone went home early with a 10-1 win in six innings.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Adriana Mungo finished 3-4 with two runs and two RBI.
• Jadalynn Rodriguez picked up a pair of hits and scored a run while driving in another.
• Taylor Lipkins drew three walks and scored all three times.
• Jayda Jones pinch hit and knocked in a run with a double.
• Jackie Cherry started and threw three innings allowing just an unearned run on one hit.
• Sarah Clancy earned the win tossing three shutout innings of three-hit ball.

For the Golden Eagles
• A. Avalos had a hit and an RBI.
• W. Curry scored the Golden Eagles only run.
• M. Shwaluk and B. Mengel each had a hit.

News and Notes
• All four hits Lion pitchers allowed were singles.
• This was the first game of the season GCU did not commit an error.
• The Lions used 13 position players to either take a turn at bat or run on the basepaths.
• GCU finished the Cactus Classic with a mark of 3-2. They hit .323 in five games with a .398 on base percentage.
• The Lions pitched to a 3.86 ERA while opponents gave up 33 runs in 32 innings.

Up Next
• Next weekend Georgian Court is back on the road. They'll be at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. Day one sees them take on Alabama-Huntsville and Northern State.