CLINTON, S.C. – Senior catcher Casey Hargett ripped a pair of doubles and a triple for North Carolina Central University but host Presbyterian College scored 10 combined runs in its last at bats to sweep the non-conference doubleheader by scores of 9-1 (5) and 8-2 at the PC Softball Complex Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Lady Eagles went 0-4 on their spring break road trip. NCCU (1-22 Overall) won its last home game on Friday and will look to get back in the win column when the Lady Eagles return home and entertain University of Maryland Eastern Shore at Parkwood Athletic Field on Thursday at 4 p.m. (DH).
 
GAME ONE: Presbyterian 9, N.C. Central 1 (5 Innings)
 
The Blue Hose scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth to pull away for the 9-1 victory. NCCU committed three errors in the frame which led to four unearned runs that turned a close game into a blowout.
 
The Lady Eagles opened up the scoring with junior Dominique Wilson drawing a two-out walk in the top of the first and then scoring on deep triple by Hargett into the left field gap.
 
PC knotted the score in the home half of the first on a bases-loaded walk and then took the lead for good on a two-run homer by junior Blaire Miller, a liner over the left field fence.
 
Miller paced the Blue Hose going 3 for 3 with a single, double and home run and four RBI.
 
NCCU was outhit 13-5 with Hargett collecting two of those five base knocks with her triple and a double to lead off the fourth.
 
The Lady Eagles started each of their final four innings with hits, including singles by freshman Aleyah Evans, senior Markell Wylie and freshman Breanna Carter in the second, third and fifth innings, respectively, but the Maroon and Gray was unable to capitalize on any of those opportunities.
 
Junior Jennifer Allison tossed the whole game for NCCU but took the loss despite four of her nine runs allowed being unearned. Allison (0-9) had three strikeouts and issued just one walk.
 
Junior counterpart Katie Brown improved to 7-4 with the complete-game victory for Presbyterian. Brown only fanned a pair of Lady Eagles but despite a lot of contact scattered just five hits.
 
GAME TWO: Presbyterian 8, N.C. Central 2
 
Wilson and sophomore Danyelle Noland both collected a pair of hits for NCCU and Hargett drove in another run with her second double of the afternoon. However, Presbyterian (14-10) plated four runs in the sixth to pull away and complete the sweep.
 
Blaire continued her big day for the Blue Hose, driving in three more runs. Senior Kersten Legacki tallied three of PC's nine hits and scored twice.
 
The hosts started the scoring with three runs in the second that featured a two-run double by Blaire.
 
NCCU pulled within one with its two runs in the top of the third. Noland ripped a one-out triple and scored on a wild pitch before Wylie reached on an error and eventually scored on a Hargett double to left-center field.
 
A pair of doubles in the home half of the third extended PC's edge to 4-2 before the Blue Hose exploded for their final four runs on three singles, two walk, a hit-by-pitch and a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
 
Senior Sydney Seigler held NCCU to just two runs (one earned) on five hits for the complete-game victory. Seigler (5-5) struck out nine in her seven innings of work.
 
Senior London Booker (1-9) hurled the first five-plus innings for the Lady Eagles and fanned a season-high eight batters.