WINGATE, NC (Feb. 27, 2024) - It must have felt like deja vu for Georgian Court Softball. Tuesday's doubleheader followed the same script at Sunday's. A run-rule loss in game one. Followed by a huge seventh-inning rally to tie in game two, only to lose on a walk off single in the bottom of the seventh. That's how it played out for the Lions though who dropped a doubleheader to No. 14 Wingate first 12-1 in five innings and then the game second 8-7. 

Game 2 - Wingate 8, Georgian Court 7
How It Happened
• Wingate out hit the Lions 9-8.
• GCU popped a double and a home run while the Bulldogs connected for three doubles.
• Wingate made two errors in the field costing them two unearned runs. The Lions also allowed two unearned runs from their one error. 
• Georgian Court had chances in each of the first two innings. In the first they drew two walks and were hit by a pitch but failed to score.
• The Lions saw a lot of pitches in the second, 38 of them with four batters going to a full count. They again drew two walks but couldn't get a run across the plate.
• In the bottom of the first, Wingate scored their first on a sacrifice fly. It looked like the inning would end there, but an error kept the door open for the Bulldogs and they pushed through with a two-out, two-RBI double to take a 3-0 lead.
• Georgian Court kept the Bulldogs off the board in the second and third innings, but they tacked on three more in the fourth. An RBI single and a two-out, two-RBI double gave Wingate a 6-0 lead.
• Just like in game two of the season opener Sunday, the Lions didn't quit. They used a four-run fifth to get back into the game.
• Lia DeMaio led off with a double and scored on Adriana Mungo's RBI single. Alyssa Herrera then drove in Cheyenne Jackson with a single and Mungo followed on an error in the outfield. Herrera scored herself on a passed ball.
• Wingate added an insurance run in the home half of the fifth, going up 7-4 on an RBI double.
• Down to their last out again, GCU rallied to tie the game at seven. Mungo and Kaitlyn Stufft led off with singles. Herrera scored Mungo with a ground out and Jadalynn Rodriguez tied it launching a home run to right.
• The Lions got a walk and a single to follow, but an out on the bases ended the inning with the game tied at seven.
• That proved costly as the Bulldogs needed just three batters, getting a walk and two singles for an 8-7 walk-off win. 

Lions Stat Leaders
• Jadalynn Rodriguez drove in two with a home run.
• Adriana Mungo picked up two hits and scored twice with an RBI.
• Alyssa Herrera knocked in a pair finishing 1-4.
• Cheyenne Jackson walked twice and scored.
• Lia DeMayo and Kaitlyn Stufft each had a hit and a run scored.
• Janelle Blaszka got the start and lasted four innings allowing five seven runs, five earned on six hits.

For the Bulldogs
• Ragan Liles finished 2-3 with two runs scored.
• Katy Kahlich picked up three hits and drove in two, including the game-winner.
• Raelynn Kramer and Savanna Brooks each drove in two runs.
• Lily Hunnycutt got the start and needed 107 pitches for 4.2 innings. She allowed four runs, two earned on four hits with four strikeouts and five walks. 

Game 1 - Wingate 12, Georgian Court 1
How It Happened
• Wingate clubbed 13 hits, six going for extra-bases. The Lions managed just two singles and a solo home run.
• The Bulldogs struck out six Lion hitters while GCU fanned just one. 
• Each team played a clean game in the field. 
• Wingate scored in each of the first four innings. A two-out double drove in the first run of the game for the Bulldogs.
• An inning later, Wingate led off with a triple and a an RBI ground out made it 2-0.
• In the third, a two-run home run gave the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead. They tacked on with two outs getting a single, stolen base and an RBI single.
• Kaitlyn Stufft finally got the Lions on the board in the fourth. She crushed a solo home run to make it a 5-1 game.
• Wingate blew the game open with a seven-run fifth. Hannah Stevens hit a three-run home run. Then all with two outs, the Bulldogs scored four more on three run-scoring hits.
• Georgian Court went down in order in the fifth and the game was finished after five.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Kaitlyn Stufft collected two of the three hits with a home run.
• Alyssa Herrera singled in two at bats.
• Isabella Molina reached base on a walk.

For the Bulldogs
• Hannah Stevens went 1-2 with a three-run home run.
• Sydney Kale did it both on the mound and in the batter's box. She got the win allowing just three hits and one run with six strikeouts. She also finished 2-3 with three runs scored.
• Raelynn Kramer drove in three on two hits.
• Savanna Brooks homered and drove in three runs on three hits. 

News and Notes
• Kaitlyn Stufft entered the Lions all-time top-five in RBI.
• Alyssa Herrera collected her 150th career hit. 
• The Lions six walks in game two are their most in a game this season. 
• Game one was delayed by about 90 minutes due to rain. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court remains down south for another doubleheader Thursday afternoon, Feb. 29. They play at Coker in Hartsville, SC, beginning at 12 p.m.