Softball | 3/8/2011 10:46:51 AM

MUFREESBORO, N.C. – The West Liberty University dropped a pair of games at Chowan University on Monday by scores of 3-1 and 11-3.

Sara Emerich was the hard-luck loser in the circle for the Hilltoppers (0-6) in the opener as she scattered 5 hits and didn't allow an earned run in a 7-inning complete game effort. Courtney Loe had the only extra-base hit of the game for either team, an RBI double in the top of the seventh.

The Hawks (10-10) jumped on West Liberty quickly in the second game, scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the second inning and going on to close out an 8-run mercy rule verdict in five innings.

Sara Ashmead singled twice and drove in a run for the Hilltoppers while Kelsey Martin banged out a 2-run double in the top of the fifth.

West Liberty heads to Savannah, Ga. on Tuesday for an afternoon doubleheader against Savannah College of Art and Design.

SOFTBALL

Chowan 3, West Liberty 1

West Liberty             000 000 1 -  1  3  3

Chowan                     200 010 x -  3  5  1

    WL: Emerich lp (2SO, 1W) and Martin. Loe D, rbi

    C: Wildeboer wp (5SO, 6W) and Sill. Gorman 2S

Chowan 11, West Liberty 3

West Liberty               001 02 - 3   6  1

Chowan                       160 04 - 11 12  0

    WL: Fortuna lp (1SO, 1W), Kleinendorst (2) (0SO, 1W), Johnson (4) (2SO, 0W) and Loe. Ashmead 2S, rbi; Martin D, 2rbi

    C: Kolezynski wp (7SO, 2W) and Sill. Gorman 2HR, 5rbi