TROUTVILLE, Va. – The Royals softball team hit the road on Sunday, traveling to Troutville for a doubleheader against Roanoke.

Both pitchers threw well in game one, but it was the Maroons' Jada Karnes picking up the 3-0 win. The Roanoke bats came to life in game two, scoring 12 runs in the first three innings en route to a 12-2 five-inning win.

EMU at Roanoke – Game One

Records: EMU 7-9-1, 0-3 ODAC | Roanoke 7-6, 1-0 ODAC

WP: Karnes (4-2)
LP: Natalye Graham (3-5)

Highlights

• The Royals got into scoring position in the first when Madi Armentrout continued her hot streak, singling to left and advancing to second on a passed ball. But a strikeout and a pop out left her stranded. The Maroons struck first in the first, with a single, stolen base and a double to give RC a 1-0 lead.
• Becca Boone led off the second with a single but would stay there while Armentrout reached base again in the third, but to no avail. Graham was also rolling, holding the Maroons scoreless through the second, third and fourth innings to keep EMU in the game.
• In the fifth, Autumn Bailey led off with a single and moved to second on Emerson Adkins' sacrifice bunt. Rayn Robinson followed that up with a walk, but a strikeout and a groundout ended the threat. Roanoke extended their lead with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the fifth, making it 3-0.
• The Royals once again put a pair of runners on in the sixth with Grace Fravel getting a base hit and Taylor Umberger reaching on an error, but a lineout kept EMU off the board. The Royals went down in order in the seventh to end the game.

Statistical Leaders

Armentrout, Fravel, Boone and Bailey: 1 hit each

Graham: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 K

EMU vs Roanoke – Game Two

Records: EMU 7-10-1, 0-4 ODAC | Roanoke 8-6, 2-0 ODAC

WP: Lindsay Gedro (3-4)
LP: Grace Fravel (2-3)

Highlights

• Roanoke used four runs in the first inning to pull ahead on EMU in game two. Boone reached on a walk in the second inning but was stranded at first.
• The Maroons added four more in the second, taking an 8-0 lead into the third. In the top of the third, with one out, Reese Rogers and Armentrout each singled, putting runners as first and second with two outs, before a groundout got RC out of the inning unscathed. Their offense then added four more, extending their lead to 12-0.
• In the fourth, Fravel led off with a single and moved to second on Boone's walk. Umberger reached on a fielder's choice when Boone was thrown out at second. Bailey followed that up, reaching on an error and Fravel scoring, to give EMU their first run of the game. In the fifth, Samantha Hensley had a two-out solo homerun to right field to give the Royals run number two. Fravel and Boone added back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners, but a groundout ended the frame and the game.

Statistical Leaders

Hensley: 1-3, HR, RBI, R

Fravel: 2-3, R

Bailey: 0-2, RBI

What's Next

The Royals will continue their road trip with a pair of game in Winchester on Wednesday. They'll take on Shenandoah in a doubleheader with game one starting at 3 pm.

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