LAGRANGE, Ga. - The Belhaven Softball team split their Saturday doubleheader against LaGrange as the Blazers fell 1-0 in a pitchers' duel to open before the Belhaven bats sparked to life in a 13-4 victory to close the weekened.

GAME ONE

Neither team could get their offense going in the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader as both teams went quietly through the first four innings. Natalie Parker and Taylor Heaton combined to keep LaGrange off the board until the 5th inning when the Panthers pushed across an unearned run on a Belhaven throwing error.

That would prove to be all the offense necessary as hosts kept the Blazers scoreless for all seven innings on the day limiting the Belhaven bats to just four hits scattered throughout the contest.

BELHAVEN PITCHERS

Natalie Parker (L, 1-3): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 3 K
Taylor Heaton: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
Kennedy Carruth: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K

BELHAVEN HITTING LEADERS

Allie Gordon: 2-3, 3B
Macy Ziskin: 2-3

GAME TWO

The second game of the day followed a very different script as the Blazers got the offense going in the top of the 1st inning. Belhaven pushed across three runs in the opening frame the first of which came on Allie Gordon's RBI double. Gordon then would score on an RBI hit by Ellie Jones who would also cross the plate in the inning after a throwing error against the Panthers defense.

Belhaven would add a run in the top of the 2nd as Allie Gordon collected her 4th home run of the season on a solo shot to center field. The Blazers saw their 4-1 lead drop to 4-3 after LaGrange got a pair of runs in the 3rd before both teams got a run across the plate in the 4th.

Belhaven was able to add a pair of runs to their lead in the top of the 6th with Kennedy Carruth delivering an RBI base hit while Ellie Jones picked up an RBI double that scored Carruth. Leading 7-4 heading into the final frame, Belhaven broke the game open with a 6-run top of the 7th inning as Allie Gordon and Ellie Jones each picked up another RBI hit before Anna McNeer delivered a 3-run homer to seal the win for the Blazers.

BELHAVEN PITCHERS

Gracey Baucom: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R
Ashlynn Jenkins (W, 1-0): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 K
Kennedy Carruth: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
Taylor Heaton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R

BELHAVEN HITTING LEADERS

Allie Gordon: 3-5, HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R
Ellie Jones: 3-5, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R
Madi Miller: 2-4, 4 R
Anna McNeer: 1-5, HR, 3 RBI

The Blazers will be back in action on Friday, April 7th as they travel to Demorest, Georgia to take on #25 Piedmont in a conference doubleheader.

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