Coker Softball Splits Road Doubleheader with UNC Pembroke

PEMBROKE, N.C. – The Coker University softball team split its road doubleheader at UNC Pembroke on Friday (Mar. 5), dropping the first game 9-1 and taking the second game 6-3.  

Game 1

Chloe Pelham scored the first run of the game on an RBI single to left field from Bailey Douglas in the first. UNC Pembroke went on a scoring surge the rest of the game, winning on the mercy rule in the fifth inning.

Mikayla Goodwin led the Cobras with two hits, while Brandi Davis finished with one strikeout.

Game 2

Coker would jump out to a 6-0 lead through the first four innings of game two. Pelham got the game started with a sacrifice flythat scored Alex Alverson for the first run of the game. Douglas later singled up the middle to score Ava Jay to take a 2-0 lead. Pelham later scored on Oswell's RBI single to extend the lead. Coker scored three runs to break the game open in the fourth, starting with a home run from Jena DeWalk. Pelham would later score Jay again on a RBI single, before coming around to score on a double to center by Oswell. UNCP would get two runs back in the sixth and one in the seventh, but the Cobras were able to hang on to secure the split on the road.

Coker strung together a season-high 14 hits in game two. Alverson, Jay, Pelham, Oswell, Goodwin and Dewalt had two hits each. In addition, Pelham had an outstanding performance with two runs scored and two RBI. Jay scored two runs, while Oswell recorded two RBI. Hannah Fisher (4-2) earned the win in the circle, tossing a complete game allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits. Fisher also walked two and fired seven strikeouts in the win.

The Cobras return home to host UVA Wise on Saturday (Mar. 13). First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. from Saleeby-Stokes Field, with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.