George Washington University
0-5
Elon
6-2
GW Softball Falls to Elon, 4-1, in Gamecock Invitational
2/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 25, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Elon strung together four runs in the first two innings and the George Washington softball team could not recover as the Colonials fell to the Phoenix, 4-1, in their first game of the Gamecock Invitational at South Carolina.
GW (0-5) held Elon (6-2) scoreless for five consecutive innings and added a run in the bottom of the sixth, but the Buff and Blue struggled to connect and answer the
Senior pitcher Kara Clauss struck out three batters and allowed just six hits, all of which came in the first four innings.
Senior Lauren Wilson scored GW's lone run off a single by freshman Victoria Valos.
The Colonials return to action on Sunday with back-to-back contests to wrap up the Gamecock Invitational. GW faces host
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: O'Shea, E. (4-1)
L: Clauss, Kara (0-4)
S: O'Shea, C. (1)
Batting:
RBI: Watson 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hill 1 ; Watson 1 ; Cottrell 1 ; Lafferty 1
SB: Hill 1
CS: Watson 1
PO: Little 1
Batting:
RBI: Valos, Victoria 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wilson, Lauren 1
HBP: Santos, Samantha 1
