Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ST. AUGUSTINE – Flagler College split a Peach Belt Conference softball doubleheader against No. 6 (NFCA/Division II) University of North Georgia just before the rains came Wednesday afternoon at Flagler Field. UNG won the opener 6-2, but Flagler rolled to a 10-4 win in the second game.

Flagler is now 25-15 overall and 6-8 in the Peach Belt. Flagler also raised its home record to 10-2 and it played its first home game since March 11. North Georgia dropped to 31-10 overall and 11-5 in conference play.

In the opener, a two-run double by Kim McMillan in the second inning proved to be the game winning hit in a 6-2 win by North Georgia. She came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out and then laced a two-bagger to the right-center field gap.

That's all of the offense Melissa Dickie (10-4) would need as she tossed a complete game seven-hitter and allowed just one earned run, walked three and struck out four. Dickie induced 10 ground outs.

Taylor Ann Merritt led North Georgia with a pair of singles, a double, a run scored and another driven in. Sarah Johnson singled twice.

Tinsley Smith (4-3) took the loss in the circle for Flagler. She tossed three innings, surrendered nine hits and allowed five runs. Katie Enright pitched the final four innings and limited UNG to three hits and an unearned run.

Marissa Blake collected a pair of singles and scored a run for Flagler.

North Georgia 6, Flagler 2 (Apr 03, 2013 at St. Augustine, Fla.) (Game 1)
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North Georgia....... 122 010 0 -  6 12  2      (31-9, 11-4 PBC)
Flagler............. 010 010 0 -  2  7  1      (24-15, 5-8 PBC)
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Battery: North Georgia - Melissa Dickie and Kim McMillan. Flagler - Tinsley Smith; Katie Enright(4) and Kirstie Flink.
Win-Melissa Dickie(10-4)  Loss-Tinsley Smith(4-3)  T-1:59  A-39
2B UNG – Taylor Ann Merritt; Kim McMillan; Katherine Martin; Megan May.
HR UNG - Kayla Minger (3).
Weather: 75; cloudy; w: 12 mph
   

In the second game, Flagler took advantage of an erratic Courtney Poole (18-6) who allowed six runs on two hits and walked four batters all in the first inning. Flagler sent 11 batters to the plate and went on to win 10-4.

Flagler scored all of its runs in the first inning with two outs. Darcey Cochran drew a walk in between both of Flagler's first two outs. It took six batters to bat in the first inning before Flagler actually recorded hit. Malloree Escue was hit by a pitch and Melanie Oliver drew a walk to load the bases. Lauren Bessent followed with a bases loaded walk. Molly Whittington struck the biggest blow of the inning with a bases clearing triple to right-center and then scored on an overthrow to third base to take a 5-0 lead.

Kalyn Loverich (11-6) went the distance and allowed seven hits, three earned runs, walked eight and fanned four.

In the sixth, Blake hit a bases loaded double and Flagler took a 10-4 lead.

Bessent collected three singles, scored two runs and knocked in another.

Poole just last two-thirds of an inning. She walked four batters.

Kayla Minger tomahawked a two-run home run, her second home run of the day, in the third inning.

Flagler hosts UNC Pembroke on Saturday (April 6) at noon in another Peach Belt Conference doubleheader.

Flagler 10, North Georgia 4 (Apr 03, 2013 at St. Augustine, Fla.) (Game 2)
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North Georgia....... 003 001 0 -  4  7  1      (31-10, 11-5 PBC)
Flagler............. 600 013 X - 10  8  1      (25-15, 6-8 PBC)
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Battery: North Georgia - Courtney Poole; Krysten Connelly(1); Melissa Dickie(3) and Kim McMillan; Katie Block(1). Flagler - Kalyn Loverich and Molly Whittington.
Win-Kalyn Loverich(11-6)  Loss-Courtney Poole(18-6)  T-2:21  A-0
2B UNG – Kim McMillan.
2B FLG – Tori Jolley; Marissa Blake.
3B UNG – Taylor Ann Merritt.
3B FLG – Molly Whittington.
HR UNG - Kayla Minger (4).
Weather: 72; cloudy: w: 11 mph out lf
Connelly faced 2 batters in the 3rd.