The Basics
Game 1 
Score: Roanoke 11 | Southern Virginia 0
Records: Maroons 5-2 | Knights 3-4
Location: Salem, Va.

The Lead: The Roanoke College softball team had to wait two days to play host to Southern Virginia as the original date was rained out. The Maroons came out on fire, scoring eight runs in the bottom of the first to set the tone for a sweep of the Knights. Roanoke posted a pair of 11-0, five-inning wins to run their early season record to 6-2.

How it Happened:

• After a 1-2-3 top of the first, Roanoke started the bottom half with a Rebecca Hensley single and stolen base ahead of a Brooke Trapuzzano walk. Another free pass would load the bases and starting pitcher Jada Karnes got the scoring start with an infield single. Rachel Sirbaugh then delivered a three-run double to increase the lead.
• The Maroons were not done in the first frame when an error put two runners on. Jordyn DiFava singled in a run and Gabby Fox grounded out for another run. Emma Eccles doubled in a pair and when Trapuzzano singled home Eccles, RC had batted around and put eight runs on the board.
• That was more than enough for Karnes who picked up the win by going four and a third, giving up two hits and striking out six. Meagen Evans recorded the final two outs, both via the strikeout.
• Karnes, Trapuzzano, and Sirbaugh combined to go 6-6 with six runs and six RBI.

The Basics
Game 2
Score: Roanoke 11 | Southern Virginia 0
Records: Maroons 6-2 | Knights 3-5
Location: Salem, Va.

How it Happened:

• Game two started where the first game left off. Hensley walked, Trapuzzano singled and Karnes walked to load the bases. Makayla Austin drew an RBI walk while DiFava reached on a fielder's choice and error to plate two more runs. Carlie Patterson singled to get the Maroons off to a 4-0 start.
• The third inning would see Roanoke add three more runs to the board. DiFava was hit by a pitch before a pair of walks would load the bases. Hensley, Trapuzzano, and Shanan Hester drew three straight walks to make it 7-0.
• In the bottom of the fourth, Madelyne Culkin doubled and scored on a Katie Collier single. Morgan Clark singled to center and both runners would score on a Diana Housh single. Riley Croghan doubled to make it an 11-0 advantage.
• Morgan Bomhardt pithed four innings, yielding four hits and recording four punchouts. Savannah Thorne got the final three outs to seal the sweep.
• 10 different Maroons would score runs while nine would record RBI.

Up Next: Roanoke is scheduled to host Shenandoah for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) double header on Sunday afternoon.