Box Score DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University softball team capitalized on Savannah State Tiger mishaps during game three of the weekend series as the Lady Eagles (5-26, 1-5 MEAC) earned their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) victory and snapped their six-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory on Sunday, April 6 at Parkwood Athletic Field in Durham.

SSU loaded the bases out of the gates but was unable to convert its base runners into runs as the Tigers left three stranded.

With two outs and the bases loaded during the bottom of the first redshirt freshman Jenny Tracy (LaGrange, Ore.) knocked in two runs as her single to left field scored senior London Germ (Canton, Ga.) and Angelique Perricelli (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.). Sophomore De'Onna Smith (McLeansville, N.C.) added a third run to the board after she scored from third on a passed ball.

After a three up, three down top of the second for NCCU, the Lady Eagles added to their lead when junior Emerie Germ's (Caton, Ga.) 2-RBI single to left field pushed London Germ and Perricelli across home plate again in the bottom of the inning.

Innings 3-5 remained scoreless between both teams before SSU scored its first run of the afternoon when Amber Hallaman's RBI single to right center added an unearned to the board for the Lady Tigers.

Smith led off the bottom of the sixth, answering SSU's run, collecting her fifth homer of the season with a solo shot over the center field fence as the Lady Eagles earn their first run of the contest and led the Tigers 6-1 heading into the final inning.

During the top of the seventh the Lady Tigers struck one last time as a two-out rally added two additional runs to the board for SSU before they fell to NCCU 6-3.

Sophomore London Booker (Richmond, Va.) earned the victory for the Lady Eagles pitching the complete seven innings. Booker (3-15) faced 33 batters, gave up seven hits and one earned run during the win as she sat two Lady Tigers and walked none.

NCCU returns to action on Wednesday, April 9 during a midweek doubleheader road-battle at College of Charleston with the first pitch set for 3 p.m. in Charleston, S.C.