Boxscore (Game 1)

Boxscore (Game 2)


DAHLONEGA, Ga. − No. 4 (NFCA/Division II Top 25) North Georgia College & State University swept a Peach Belt Conference softball doubleheader from Flagler College Thursday afternoon at the Haines and Carolyn Hill Stadium. North Georgia won the first game 8-1 and took game two 6-1.

North Georgia's record improves to 26-6 and 2-0 in Peach Belt play. Flagler falls to 25-9 overall and 3-5 in league play.

In the opener, Alona Personius (Lake Stevens, Wash., Florida State College-Jacksonville) got Flagler on the board with a solo home run in the first inning, but that would be all the offense the Saints could muster against two-time Peach Belt Pitcher of the Year Sarah Phillips (11-3).

Phillips retired the next 19 in a row and faced just one batter over the minimum. She struck out seven batters and retired 10 batters on fly outs along with another four on ground outs.

North Georgia tied the game in the bottom of the first when Ansley Williams led off with a home run. Katherine Martin doubled in another run while the third run of the frame was scored on a ground out.

North Georgia added three more runs in the third and two more in the fourth.

Hilary Cox singled three times while Katherine Martin went 2-for-4 with the double and knocked in a run.

Kelly Riddick (Hampton, Fla., Central Florida CC) (10-3) tossed three innings, allowed six hits and five earned runs. Donna Munafo (Satellite Beach, Fla., Brevard CC) pitched the last three innings and scattered two hits and allowed one earned run.


North Georgia 8, Flagler 1 (Mar 17, 2011 at Dahlonega, GA) (Game 1)
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Flagler............. 100 000 0 - 1 1 2 (25-8, 3-4 PBC)
North Georgia....... 303 200 X - 8 8 0 (25-6, 1-0 PBC)
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Battery: Flagler - Kelly Riddick; Donna Munafo(4) and Katelyn Guinsler. North Georgia - Sarah Phillips and Natasha Willemse.
Win-Sarah Phillips(11-3) Loss-Kelly Riddick(10-3) T-1:38 A-189
2B NG – Katherine Martin.
HR FC - Alona Personius (2).
HR NG - Ansley Williams (7).


In the second game, Pilar Harden led off the third inning with a home run to give North Georgia a 2-1 lead. That would be all the run support Jessica Coan (11-3) would need. She tossed a complete game and allowed two hits, a run and struck out nine batters. Coan retired the last nine batters of the game.

North Georgia took a 1-0 lead in the first when Katherine Martin drew a bases loaded walk. North Georgia added four more runs in the fourth inning.

Flagler scored its lone run in the fifth inning on Katelyn Guinsler's (Williston, Fla., Central Florida CC) home run.

Kasey Knight singled twice and scored a run for North Georgia. 

Tori Jolley (Keystone Heights, Fla., Keystone Heights HS) hit a double for the other Flagler hit.

Kalyn Loverich (St. Johns, Fla., Bartram Trail HS) (10-4) started and went three-plus innings. She allowed six hits, five earned runs and walked seven batters. Loverich struck out four. Munafo tossed the last three and allowed one hit.

Flagler will to Due West, S.C. for a 2 p.m. doubleheader tomorrow (Mar. 18) at Erskine College.


North Georgia 6, Flagler 1 (Mar 17, 2011 at Dahlonega, GA) (Game 2)
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Flagler............. 000 010 0 - 1 2 3 (25-9, 3-5 PBC)
North Georgia....... 101 400 X - 6 7 0 (26-6, 2-0 PBC)
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Battery: Flagler - Kalyn Loverich; Donna Munafo(4) and Katelyn Guinsler. North Georgia - Jessica Coan and Natasha Willemse.
Win-Jessica Coan(11-3) Loss-Kalyn Loverich(10-4) T-2:20
2B FC – Tori Jolley.
2B NG – Callie Fernandez.
HR FC - Katelyn Guinsler (2).
HR NG - Pilar Harden (3).
Loverich faced 4 batters in the 4th.