BURLINGTON, N.C. - The No. 7 seeded University of Mount Olive softball team fell to the No. 3 seeded North Greenville University Crusaders in the second round of the 2018 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship Tournament on Friday evening in Burlington, N.C. 

GAME INFORMATION
Score: North Greenville 1, Mount Olive 0
Records: Mount Olive (23-27, 9-11), North Greenville (31-13, 15-5)
Location: Burlington, N.C.

How It Happened
Play-by-Play

GAME RUNDOWN

• Mount Olive was able to keep North Greenville off the scoreboard for five innings giving up just four hits in the opening five frames.
• UMO was held scoreless through six innings when NGU got on the scoreboard on a home run to left centerfield giving the Crusaders a 1-0 lead.
• The Trojans had an opportunity to score in the top of the seventh with runners on second and third but a fielders choice got Anna Ingram, the runner on third, out at home and a Alyssa Pickle hit the final out of the game on a fly out to centerfield as Mount Olive fell 1-0 to the No. 3 North Greenville Crusaders.

KEY STATS

• Eileen Barrera had two hits in three at-bats while Alyssa Pickle, Heather Childress, and Anna Ingram all picked up a single hit.
• Mallory Ratcliff (L: 12-10) pitched six innings giving up one run on five hits, a homer to left centerfield while walking none and striking out five.

UP NEXT
Mount Olive plays again tomorrow on day two of the 2018 Conference Carolinas Softball Championships. The Trojans will face the Bobcats of the No. 5 seeded Lees-McRae College at 12 p.m. at the Springwood Park in Burlington, N.C.