The Belmont Abbey softball team was swept in a Conference Carolinas doubleheader at Limestone College this afternoon, dropping game one 5-3 and falling 7-2 in the nightcap. Limestone improves to 14-23 overall and 5-3 in Conference Carolinas, while the Abbey falls to 7-25 overall and 2-10 in Conference Carolinas.

Game one saw Limestone score the first five runs of the contest, plating two in the first and three more in the fourth before the Abbey rallied with one run in the fifth on a solo home run by Carrie Markham, and two more in the sixth. Katie Hobbs led off with a walk and moved to third on a single. After a pitching change, Beres moved to second and Hobbs scored on a passed ball to move the Abbey to within three runs at 5-2. Beres moved to third on a single by Tara Ruebel, and later scored when Ruebel was cut down at second on a stolen base attempt. Limestone went down in order in the bottom of the sixth and the Abbey did the same in the top of the seventh to end the game.

Emily Wallace earned the win after allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits in five innings. Lauren Robertson earned the save after holding the Abbey to one hit over two scoreless innings, fanning two. Kayla Short took the loss. She gave up five runs, three earned, on seven hits in three and two-thirds innings. Beres led the Abbey with two of its five hits.

In the nightcap, the Lady Saints jumped ahead 1-0 with a run in the second, but the Abbey responded with two runs in the fourth to grab a 2-1 lead. After a single and a groundout double play, Ruebel ripped a double and moved to third on a passed ball, and scored on another passed ball to knot the game at one. Markham, who had reached on an error and moved to second on a passed ball, came around to score on an error of the bat of catcher Alysia Stewart to give the Abbey a 2-1 lead.

Belmont Abbey held the Lady Saints scoreless in the bottom half of the inning, but one frame later Limestone scored six runs on four hits to reclaim a 7-2 lead, which would be the final.

Kristy Witten earned the win, holding the Abbey to a pair of unearned runs on four hits in five and one-thirds innings, striking out three. Markham took the loss after yielding six runs on seven hits in four innings, striking out two.