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Natalie Murphy watches her hit go over the fence
Kristen Overton
Natalie Murphy belted a home run in the first game and added two more hits in game two.
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Flagler FLG 21-13, 4-1 PBC
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Winner Columbus State CSU 25-10, 6-1 PBC
Flagler FLG
21-13, 4-1 PBC
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Final
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Columbus State CSU
25-10, 6-1 PBC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Flagler FLG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
Columbus State CSU 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3 4 0

W: Darby Demarest (11-4) L: Gipson, Kyra (12-5)

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Winner Flagler FLG 22-13, 5-1 PBC
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Columbus State CSU 25-11, 6-2 PBC
Winner
Flagler FLG
22-13, 5-1 PBC
5
Final
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Columbus State CSU
25-11, 6-2 PBC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Flagler FLG 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 6 0
Columbus State CSU 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 2

W: McCue, Katlyn (8-4) L: Hannah Rose Corbin (9-3) S: Savaglio, Alayna (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Flagler splits twinbill at Columbus State

COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Flagler College offense was subdued in a 3-1 loss in the first game, but rebounded, and held on, to win the second game 5-4 and earn a split against Columbus State University in a Peach Belt Conference softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Cougar Field.

Flagler is now 22-13 overall and 5-1 in the Peach Belt. Columbus State moves to 25-11 overall and 6-2 in conference play.

In the second game, the Saints broke open a 1-all tie with three unearned runs in the fifth inning. With one out, Garland Evans drew a walk and then scooted to third on Tatum Morgan's single to the gap in right-center. Natalie Murphy reached on a fielding error by Lady Cougar first baseman Elizabeth Perdue. Evans scored on the play, while Morgan went all the way to third and Murphy went to second. Maria Kappos hit a ground ball to third and Morgan scampered down the line to home plate on contact. The throw home was wild, which allowed Murphy to score and give Flagler a 4-1 lead.

The Saints added an insurance run in the sixth, which proved to be very important. Megan Miller drew a two-out walk and scored on Evans' double to right-center.

Columbus State made things interesting in the bottom of the seventh. With runners  right-center and the Lady Cougars trailed by a run, 5-4.

Flagler's Katlyn McCue (8-4) walked the next batter and was relieved by Alayna Savaglio. Savaglio struck out the last batter to end the game to earn her first save of the season.

McCue allowed four runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. 

Murphy went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and she had one run batted in. Morgan collected two singles and scored a run. Jaclyn Mijuskovic socked a solo home run in the second inning.

Hannah Rose Corbin (9-3) took the loss in the circle for Columbus State. She allowed one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts.

Perdue went 2-for-4 with a double and she scored a run.

In the opener, Darby Demarest (11-4) allowed just one run on two hits with 12 strikeouts.

A two-run home run by Morgan Elston in the fifth inning gave the Lady Cougars enough of a cushion for the win.

Natalie Murphy got the Saints on the board with a solo homer in the sixth.

Paris Poston went 2-for-3 with a double for Columbus State.

Kyra Gipson (12-5) allowed just three runs on four hits. She struck out six batters.

Miller had the other hit for the Saints, a single in the third.

Flagler concludes the weekend road trip at USC Aiken tomorrow for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.

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