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| Sara Cranford looks to throw to third. |
Raleigh, N.C. - The Meredith softball team opened their season on Sunday against Division II Anderson (SC) on Sunday. The Avenging Angels were swept by the Trojans on a very cold afternoon 11-4 and 15-6.
Game One: Anderson 11, Meredith 4 - The Avenging Angels (0-2) took the early 1-0 lead in the second inning as Emily Cooke's single to center field scored Sara Cranford. The Trojans (6-2) would add one in the third and two in the fourth to take take the 3-1 lead. Meredith would score three more in the bottom of the fourth. Scoring was highlighted by RBI walks by Carrie Webster and Ashley Green and Cooke scoring on a passed ball. Meredith gave up a lot of scoring opportunities as they stranded 11 runners in the first four innings. Amanda White had a double and a triple while Green had a double.
Game Two: Anderson 15, Meredith 6 (5 innings) - Anderson opened the first inning with 10 runs and took the commanding 10-0 lead. Meredith's offense was highlighted in the second inning where they scored five runs. Singles by Lorri Cole, Carrie Webster and Kristen Piner's RBI-single set up a White's first career grand slam to cut the lead to 10-5. Anderson then scored three in the top of the third and two in the fourth to end the game.
Box Score - Game 1
Box Score - Game 2
