Albany State softball falls to Young Harris

The Albany State women’s softball team could not get into the win column on the final day of the Bobcat Kickoff Tournament. ASU dropped a pair of games to Young Harris College by the scores of 4-0 and 15-3 on Sunday.

With the losses, the Lady Rams now own an overall record of 0-4, while YHC improved to 4-0.

In the first game, Albany State found trouble with its offense. Young Harris scored single runs in the first and second innings and two in the fifth to help shut out the Lady Rams.

ASU only collected two hits in the game and those belonged to Brianna Murillo and Kayla Alexander. Aryn McGowan (0-2) was the losing pitcher.

In the second game, the Lady Rams were able to generate more offense but they could not stop YHC from exploding for runs in the first two innings.

The Lady Lions scored a whopping nine runs in the first inning alone. They added to their total with six more scores in the top of the second inning for a 15-0 advantage.

Albany did manage to avoid a shutout in the fifth inning. Candace Blair started the potential rally with a triple that scored Jade Williams and Cristiana Houston and cut the deficit to 15-2. Blair then scored on a wild pitch to account for ASU’s final run. The game concluded after the fifth inning due to the eight-run rule.

Williams led the team offensively by going 2 for 3 at the mound. Albany State collected four hits and committed five errors. Taylor Clemens (0-2) was the losing pitcher.

Albany State will return to action on Feb. 11-12 when it travels to Columbus, Ga. to participate in the Columbus State University Cougar Classic.