FARMVILLE, Va. – The Gardner-Webb softball team dropped both games of the doubleheader against Longwood on Saturday, falling by a combined total of eight runs.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Scores: Game One: Longwood 6, Gardner-Webb 0; Game Two: Longwood 2, Gardner-Webb 0
Records: Gardner-Webb (15-25, 7-16 Big South); Longwood (26-22, 17-6 Big South)
Location: Lancer Field (Farmville, Va.)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Game One: Longwood 6, Gardner-Webb 0
 
Over the course of four innings the Lancers put up six runs, with half coming during their at-bat in the fifth.
 
Andrea Lyon (8-15) took the loss in the circle for Gardner-Webb. She pitched a total of four innings, allowed seven hits, three runs, while walking and striking out two batters.  
 
Game Two: Longwood 2, Gardner-Webb 0
 
Gardner-Webb only allowed Longwood to put up two runs, which came early on in the game.
 
The 'Dawgs recorded four hits in game two, as Araceli Pesqueira (1-for-3), Andrea Lyon (1-for-3), Baylee Short (1-for-2), and Riley McCurry (1-for-2) each had one.
 
Sydney Gilbert (5-8) took the loss in the circle for Gardner-Webb. She threw a total of six frames, allowing six hits and two runs, while striking out a single batter.
 
UP NEXT
The Runnin' Bulldogs will be back in action tomorrow, facing the Lancers at noon to wrap up the series.