GAME 1 INFORMATION
 
Score: Valdosta State 5, Montevallo 1
 
Records: Montevallo 24-10 (13-9) | Valdosta State 30-8 (16-6)
 
Location: Steel's Diamond at Blazer Park (Valdosta, Georgia)

 
MONTEVALLO HIGHLIGHTS

·        Montevallo finished with six hits in the game compared to just three hits by the Blazers.

·        Senior Kelsey Vining finished 3-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run and one stolen base.

·        Seniors Darbi Duke and Celestia Davila, along with sophomore Holly LaForce, each finished 1-for-3 at the plate.

·        Junior Jessica Boyd pitched 4 1/3 innings in relief and only allowed one earned run on two hits.

HOW IT HAPPENED

·        Valdosta State scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead.

·        The Blazers extended their lead to 4-0 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning.

·        Valdosta State pushed its lead to 5-0 with a run in the bottom of the third inning.

·        The Falcons scored their lone run in the top of the sixth inning on a solo home run to left-center field by senior Kelsey Vining.

GAME 2 INFORMATION
 
Score: Valdosta State 7, Montevallo 4
 
Records: Montevallo 24-11 (13-10) | Valdosta State 31-8 (17-6)
 
Location: Steel's Diamond at Blazer Park (Valdosta, Georgia)

 
MONTEVALLO HIGHLIGHTS

·        Senior Kelsey Vining paced the Falcons offensively as she finished 2-for-3 at the plate, driving in two runs and scoring one run.

·        Senior Darbi Duke, who drove in one run and scored one run, went 2-for-4 at the plate.

·        Freshman Carlee Mullinax finished 1-for-3 at the plate and drove in one run.

·        Sophomore Brianna Stella went 1-for-4 at the plate.

·        Sophomore Marisa Sosa entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and finished 1-for-1 at the plate.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

·        The Falcons took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when senior Kelsey Vining reached on a walk before scoring on a RBI single to left field by freshman Carlee Mullinax.

·        Valdosta State scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game 1-1.

·        The Blazers scored four more runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a 5-1 lead.

·        Montevallo trimmed the deficit to 5-2 in the top of the third inning when senior Darbi Duke reached on a single up the middle before scoring on a RBI double to left-center field by Vining.

·        Valdosta State extended its lead to 6-2 with a run in the bottom of the third inning.

·        The Falcons trimmed the deficit to 6-4 in the top of the fourth inning when sophomore Haley Barnette, who was hit by a pitch, scored on a RBI single to left field by Duke and senior Celestia Davila, who reached on an error, scored on a RBI single through the right side by Vining.

·        The Blazers plated their final run in the bottom of the sixth inning to push their lead to 7-4.

UP NEXT
 
The Falcons will travel to Rome, Georgia to face Shorter University in a three-game Gulf South Conference series April 14-15.