The Facts: Shenandoah 1, Roanoke 0; Roanoke 5, Shenandoah 1
Scores: Location: Salem, Va. – Moyer Complex

The Short story:  Senior Madison Cooke had six hits as the Roanoke College softball team split an Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday against visiting Shenandoah University, dropping the first game 1-0 but taking game two 5-1.

How it happened (Game 1):
*Shenandoah scored the game's only run in the first inning, taking advantage of a Maroon error.
*The Maroons loaded the bases in the third but had a runner thrown out at home on a potential sacrifice fly. Roanoke loaded the bases in the fifth and seventh but couldn't push a run across the plate.

Inside the numbers (Game 1):
*Roanoke left 13 runners on base.  
*Cooke had three hits and Erin Gorschboth had a hit and two walks.
*Mikayla Gilmore tripled and Kassidy Lancos had a hit and a walk.
*Maggie McCray struck out 11, giving up just one unearned run.

How it happened (Game 2):
*Roanoke scored single runs in the first and second innings. Starting pitcher Baylee Compton helped her own cause with an RBI single in the first, and the Maroons scored a run on an error in the second.
*RC scored another unearned run in the fourth and plated two insurance runs in the sixth.
 
Inside the numbers (Game 2):
*Compton got the win in the circle, working three innings. Lindsay Gedro threw four scoreless innings of relief to earn the save.
*Carsyn Michaels went 2-3 and Shaniya Lewis had a hit and a walk.
*Rachael Blumenschine had three hits for Shenandoah (7-11/1-3 ODAC).

Up Next:
*Roanoke (10-8/2-2 ODAC) travels to William Peace University Saturday for a non-conference doubleheader at 1 p.m.