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Haley Sessoms Batted 3-for-4 With An RBI And Two Runs Scored For The Lady Falcons In The First Game

Softball 2/22/2018 4:19:00 AM Office of Sports Information

SAU Softball Wins Second Game To Split Doubleheader Against Benedict

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RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 22) – Makayla August (So./Palm Springs, CA) powered Saint Augustine's University to a 9-4 softball victory over Benedict College in the second game as the Lady Falcons split a doubleheader with Benedict College at Lions Park on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The Lady Falcons fell 8-6 to the Lady Tigers in the first game.

August collected five RBIs and scored three runs on 3-for-4 batting in the win. She crushed two home runs deep in centerfield including a two-run shot in the fourth inning. Her homer was part of a three-run fourth which gave the Lady Falcons a 7-1 lead. The first homer was a two-run shot in the first inning for a 2-0 lead. The Lady Falcons' sophomore added a one-run single in the sixth for a 9-3 cushion after Jasmine Rios (Sr./Greensboro, NC) smacked an RBI triple.

August gained the win on the mound after scattering nine hits in seven full innings. She improved to 2-1 as a pitcher.

Tamiera Sanchez (So./Sacramento, CA) scored three runs on 2-for-2 hitting while Rios, Haley Sessoms (So./Kenansville, NC) and Haili Pettifer (Sr./Langley, British Columbia) each drove in a run. Rios, Marley Parker (Sr./Langley, British Columbia) and Chandra Mackey (Fr./Nassau, Bahamas) each scored a run for the Lady Falcons (2-2 overall), who totaled 10 hits.

In the first game, Sessoms batted 3-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. Her one-run double helped the Lady Falcons build a 3-0 second-inning lead. The Falcons led until the sixth inning when the Lady Tigers (6-2 overall) scored five runs to go ahead 7-5. Rios hit an RBI triple in the sixth but the Lady Tigers closed out the scoring with a run in the seventh inning.

Moss added two RBIs and Pettifer had an RBI and two runs scored for the Lady Falcons, who had nine hits. Chandra Mackey (Fr./Nassau, Bahamas) was credited with an RBI. The Lady Tigers had eight hits.

The Lady Falcons are back in action Saturday, Feb. 24, in a home doubleheader against Clarion University at Lions Park. The first game begins at 12 p.m. and the second game starts at approximately 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#7 Marley Parker: P/UTIL; 5' 10"; Junior

#13 Haili Pettifer: C/3B; 5' 10"; Junior

#4 Jasmine Rios: CF/Util; 5' 7"; Junior

#22 Makayla August: P/SS; 5' 8"; Freshman

#5 Tamiera Sanchez: CF/SS; 5' 5"; Freshman

#9 Haley Sessoms: SS/Util; 5' 5"; Freshman

#2 Chandra Mackey: IF/OF; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#7 Marley Parker
: 5' 10"; Junior
: P/UTIL

#13 Haili Pettifer
: 5' 10"; Junior
: C/3B

#4 Jasmine Rios
: 5' 7"; Junior
: CF/Util

#22 Makayla August
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: P/SS

#5 Tamiera Sanchez
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: CF/SS

#9 Haley Sessoms
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: SS/Util

#2 Chandra Mackey
: Freshman
: IF/OF

Players Mentioned

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