Softball Holds 5-3 Record After First Two Weeks of Season

The College of Southern Maryland Hawks softball team sits at 5-3 overall after their first two weeks of the season.

The Hawks swept their first doubleheader against the Montgomery College Raptors on March 4, taking Game 1 11-9 and Game 2 11-5. Madison Jury had a four-RBI game in CSM's Game 2 win, going 4-5 at the plate.

CSM then split their next three doubleheaders against the Hagerstown Community College Hawks, the Howard Community College Dragons, and the SUNY Orange Colts.

Jury went 2-2 with a run scored and three RBIs in CSM's 9-2 Game 1 win over Hagerstown on March 15. In the 15-13 Game 2 loss, every CSM batter recorded at least one hit. Madison Kavlick went 2-5 with five RBIs and one run scored, while Elaina Ayers went 2-3 with four runs, four RBIs, and drew two walks.

Cameron Guy broke out against Howard on March 18 in CSM's 11-7 Game 2 win with a two-home run performance. She finished the game with five RBIs, three runs scored, and a walk going 3-4 at the plate. Abby Norris also drove in three runs with a 4-4 game.

Lacey Bateman drove in five runs while going 3-3 at the plate in CSM's 10-8 Game 1 win over SUNY Orange on March 19. She also struck out nine Colts and walked one as she pitched a complete game.

Bateman leads the Hawks in several hitting and pitching categories. She has a .552 batting average, .600 on-base percentage, and 16 hits. In the circle, she owns a 4.03 ERA with a 4-1 record, four complete games thrown, and has 43 strikeouts to three walks over 33.0 innings pitched. Bateman had a season-high 15 strikeouts on March 15 against Hagerstown, the most a CSM pitcher has recorded in a game since at least 2012-13.

Guy and Ayers lead the Hawks with two home runs each. Ayers leads the team in slugging percentage at .778 and RBIs with 11.

CSM's next games are on March 31 at Delaware Technical Community College.