EMORY, Va. -- Ferrum College dropped both ends of a non-conference softball doubleheader with Emory & Henry University today on the road, falling 5-4 in the opener in eight innings then losing 12-6 in the nightcap.

RECORDS
Emory & Henry 5-5
Ferrum 0-4

GAME ONE
Abigail Street has a solo homer to spot Emory & Henry the early lead after one inning. Ferrum scored three runs in the second inning, including two on Hannah Hooper's two-run blast, to put the Panthers on top 3-1. Emory & Henry picked up a run in the third and one in the fourth to tie the game at 3-3. Zoey Snead scored on a wild pitch in the top of the eighth inning to put Ferrum in position to win the game, but E&H's Kylie Cundiff had a walk-off double to left center to drive in two runs for the win.

KEY STATS
E&H: Rachel Hill 3-4, HR; SP Malorie Reeves (W, 4-1) 8 inn, 3 hits, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Ferrum: Hooper 1-2, run, RBI; RP Amber Greiner (L, 0-1) 3 inn, 5 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

GAME TWO
Ferrum led 3-0 in the second inning, but Emory & Henry scored four in the bottom of the frame, then added a run in the fourth to take a 5-3 lead. The Panthers picked up three more runs in the fourth to grab a 6-5 lead, only to see the Wasps explode for seven runs in the fifth inning to win going away.

KEY STATS
E&H: Hill 4-5, 2 R, 1 RBI; RP Reeves (W, 5-1) 3 inn, 1 hit, 2 BB, 4 K
Ferrum: SP Payton Evans (L, 0-1) 1.1 inn, 4 hits, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

UP NEXT
Coach Josh Freeman's team will be back in action Saturday and Sunday, February 21-22, with four non-conference games in Wise, Virginia. Ferrum will take on host UVA Wise Saturday at 2:00 p.m., then face Virginia State University at 4:00 p.m. On Sunday, the Panthers play Virginia State at noon and UVA Wise at 4:00 p.m.