The Game Facts:
Scores:  Sweet Briar 2, Roanoke 1; Roanoke 3, Sweet Briar 0
Location: Troutville, Va.

The Short story:
The Roanoke College softball team split an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) doubleheader Saturday against Sweet Briar College, dropping the first game 2-1 and winning game two 3-0. The program's seven seniors were honored in a pre-game ceremony on Senior Day.

The Maroons got outstanding pitching on the day from junior Lindsay Gedro and freshman Baylee Compton, allowing just two runs, 10 hits and no walks combined.

How it happened:
*Roanoke took a 1-0 lead in the second frame of game one, as Katelyn Craghead hit an RBI groundout to score Ally Brown.
*Sweet Briar plated runs in the fourth and fifth frames and kept the Maroons off the scoreboard the rest of the way.
*In the nightcap, Roanoke broke open a 0-0 tie with three runs in the sixth. Morgan Clark led off with a walk and moved to third on a Heather McQueeney single. Clark darted home on a Molly Epperson ground out to the third baseman and Lilly Burns brought home two more with a double.  

Inside the numbers (Game 1):
*Sammie Murphy had two hits and two stolen bases for RC and Ally Brown had a hit and a walk.
*Gedro threw a complete game, allowing six hits and no walks with four strikeouts.
*Alyssa O'Quinn was the winner in the circle for the Vixens, throwing a complete game six-hitter with one walk and three strikeouts.

Inside the numbers (Game 2):
*Compton threw a complete game shutout, allowing just four hits and no walks with nine strikeouts.
*McQueeney and Burns each had two hits for Roanoke.

Up Next:
*Roanoke (11-7/3-1 ODAC) travels to Randolph College Sunday for another ODAC doubleheader at 1 p.m.