ETTRICK, VA  – The Trojans struggled against the Bobcats of Frostburg State as they scored just three runs on the day. The Bobcats took game the first game 8-1 prior to earning the win in five innings in the second game, 12-2.




Game 1
Frostburg State drove in the first run of the game on a single to make the score 1-0 in the top of the first inning. In the top of the second inning, the Bobcats drove in another run on a single prior to having a run come in to score on a fly ball to center field. The Bobcats extended their lead to 3-0. Frostburg State added to their run total in the top of the third inning as a single brought in a run from third to make the score 4-0. The top of the sixth inning saw three more runs come around to score as one scored on a fly ball to center field while the other two came on a double to make the score 7-0. The Bobcats would stay hot as a single to shortstop added another run to their total as the FSU extended their lead to 8-0. The Trojans went on to score a run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Serenity Barbee scored Macy Beville from third base to make the final score 8-1.




Top Performers
Alani Horton: 2-3
Macy Beville: 2-3, Run
Samantha Cunningham: 2-3
Serenity Barbee: 1-3, RBI

 
 
Game 2
The second game of the day started with Frostburg scoring their first three runs on a triple to center field. Yet another triple would score a run while a double would bring another run home to score to make it 5-0 in the top of the first inning. The Trojans started to battle back in the bottom of the second inning as Samantha Cunningham drove Nia Hall in to score. After Machenze Flood drew a walk, Julia Jones singled to second base to score Desmyn Owens to bring the score to 5-2. The Bobcats answered by scoring seven runs in the top of the fourth inning to make the score 12-2. FSU held the Trojans scoreless over the next two innings to end the game in the fifth inning due to the 10-run rule.
  


Top Performers
Julia Jones: 1-2, RBI
Nia Hall: 1-2
 


Up Next
Virginia State will be right back in front of the home crowd on Tuesday, March 8 as Washington Adventist comes to town. First pitch for the first game is set for 3:00 p.m. while game two's first pitch will be thrown at 5:00 p.m