Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) softball team split a non-conference doubleheader at the William Carey University Lady Crusaders by winning the opening contest 3-2 and dropping the second game 9-3 on Tuesday evening at William & Nancy Fail Field.
 
The Badgers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1^st inning of the opener when senior shortstop Shea Blanchard brought in a run with a single to plate 3^rd baseman Emma Kittrell. Blancahrd alter scored off a sacrifice squeeze bunt by catcher Samantha Leach. The NAIA 2^nd-ranked Lady Crusaders (1-1) answered with a run in the 2^nd inning, but SHC but a third run across the plate with a single to left by 1^st baseman Elise deBruler.
 
Junior Caroline Sagrera (2-1) earned the complete game victory with three hits allowed, nine strikeouts and five walks. Brittany LeBlanc (0-1) took the loss in six inning of work with eight hits, three walks and two strikeouts.
 
Game Two saw William Carey score four runs in the 1^st inning for SHC freshman starter Kimberly Small (0-1) who lasted just one inning with six hits and two walks.
 
Second baseman Carmen Byrd led the Badger offense with four hits on the day and two RBI. Carey's Chelsea Nette had three hits and an RBI for the home team.
 
Spring Hill (2-2) hosts the Kentucky State University Thorobrettes in a doubleheader at Murray Field at noon on Saturday to open their first season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).