Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 JACKSON, Miss. – The Belhaven softball team powered its way to a Southern States Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of Emmanuel College Saturday afternoon at McLeod Field. The Blazers tied a school record with five home runs in the first game en route to a 10-4 victory. In game two, Belhaven pounded out seven doubles on the way to a 13-1 win.
 
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Emmanuel (6-28, 2-16 SSAC) took the early lead in game one with two runs in the top of the first and set the tone for a back and forth battle at least through the first three innings. The Blazers countered with a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Dominique Corona and then pulled in front for the first time with two runs in the bottom of the second. Jessica Paris sent the ball over the left center field fence with Katy Adair on base for a two run home run.
 
Trailing 3-2 in the top of the third, the Lions clawed back with a two run blast of their own off the bat of Britney Burton. Denee' Crawford led the charge back for Belhaven in the bottom of the third with her first home run of the game. She crossed the plate along with Emily Todd who had doubled with one out in the frame.
 
The Blazers tacked on four more runs to their total in the fourth on a pair of two run homers. The first sailed over the fence off the bat of Shelby Watson and then Crawford went deep for the second time to cap the inning. Belhaven notched an insurance run in the fifth on a solo blast from pinch hitter Ashley Hitt.
 
Meanwhile, the pitching trio of Katy Adair, Ginger Lonergan, and Samantha Massoth kept Emmanuel in check with four runs over the seven innings. Adair (9-4) took home the win by logging four innings. She permitted four runs, with only two being earned, on three hits. Lonergan tossed 2.2 frames and Massoth came in to record the final out in the 10-4 win.
 
Josie Porter went 4 for 4 at the plate with two runs scored followed by Crawford who collected three hits in four trips to the plate. She scored twice and drove in a team high four runs. Paris and Watson both recorded two runs batted in while Corona had two hits and one run driven in.
 
Leah Ritchhart went all six innings for Emmanuel in the circle and was charged with all 10 runs. In addition, the Blazers got to her for 16 hits. Kara Hembree paced the Lions with two hits in game one and Burton recorded one hit and two runs batted in.
 
There would be no doubt about the outcome in the game two. Belhaven scored three in the first, added nine in the second and one more in the third to build a comfortable 13-0 lead. Emmanuel avoided the shutout with a solo run in the top of the fifth.
 
Belhaven's offense was led by Todd and Adair who each had two hits and two runs batted in. Crawford had one hit but knocked in three more runs giving her seven on the day. Hitt picked up two RBI on a double followed by Watson and Corona with one hit and an RBI each.
 
In the circle, Paris (10-2) was credited with the win after tossing three scoreless innings. Massoth and Kelly Rogers pitched the fourth and fifth innings respectively to close things out.
 
Kalen Callaway made it through 1.1 innings before the Blazers offense drove her from the circle. Callaway was charged with the loss after allowing 11 runs on eight hits. Belhaven pitching limited the Lions to just three hits in the second game. Hembree, Madison Franklin, and Britt Duckworth all picked up one hit each.
 
The Blazers will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Faulkner University for another SSAC doubleheader starting at 2:00 PM.