MARS HILL, N.C. --- The Lees-McRae softball team was swept in a doubleheader at Mars Hill Wednesday afternoon at Ponder Field in Mars Hill, N.C.
Mars Hill 9, Lees-McRae 1 (6 Innings)
The Lions (3-11) scored multiple runs in three innings while pitcher Shelby Culler helped her own cause with three hits at the dish and a pair of RBI.
The Bobcats (3-20) offense was highlighted by a multi-hit game from freshman Sara Weatherholtz (Hampton, Ga.)
Weatherholtz scored LMC's lone run while going 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk.
Sophomore Valerie Hickey (Umatilla, Fla.) drove in the Bobcats run with an RBI single in the top of the third.
Every starter in MHU's lineup recorded a hit except for its leadoff hitter.
Sophomore Charlie Dutton (Monroe, Ga.) suffered the loss while struggling to get out of the second inning.
Mars Hill 8, Lees-McRae 0 (5 Innings)
The Lions (4-11) amassed 11 hits while four players had multi-hit performances.
The Bobcats fell to 3-21 with the loss.
MHU scored seven runs in the first two innings thanks to four doubles.
Erin Vickery paced the offense with three hits and three RBI.
Kirsten Waters (Umatilla, Fla.) was one of four Bobcats to record a hit.
LMC opens Conference Carolinas play at Erskine Saturday, March 21 with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. in Due West, S.C.
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