Brittany Howell tossed a seven inning two-hitter to open the day for PC (14-19).  She allowed two runs, one earned in the game while striking out four.  Howell took the hard-luck loss to fall to 3-4.

Furman (17-17) scored their runs in the fourth inning, but it was the Paladin's pitcher Lana Mackey that shut down the PC batters.  She struck out 13 and allowed four hits on the day to improve to 12-7 on the season.  Katie Anderson grabbed two of the Blue Hose hits to go 2-for-3 on the game.

In the second game, PC's offense stuttered early with just two base runners in the first three innings.  The fourth inning, on the other hand, started off with consecutive singles to put Taylor Staten and Rachel Parker at first and second bases.  A sacrifice bunt moved both runners up a place and Morgan Durham brought Staten home with a double to centerfield.  The run tied the game at 1-1 after Furman posted a run to open the game in the first inning.

With the teams level at one each after seven innings, the international tiebreaker rule came into effect with a runner being placed at second base to open the eighth inning for each team.  A sacrifice bunt moved the runner to second base and she came home on a dropped fly ball. 

In the bottom of the frame, Amanda Miller went to second base and was moved to third by Taylor Staten.  Miller, however, would go no further as a line drive to second base and a grounder to the shortstop ended the game.

Leslie Hensley went the distance in the circle for PC, allowing two runs, one earned, off five hits.  She struck out eight Paladins in the outing.  She fell to 5-9 on the season while Furman's Bradley got the win to go to 1-5 and Mackey picked up her second save of the season.

The Blue Hose will face their sternest test of the season on Saturday afternoon against the Tennessee Volunteers.  PC travels to Knoxville for a doubleheader series starting at 2 p.m.