HARROGATE, Tenn. – No. 2 North Georgia beat Lincoln Memorial twice on Wednesday afternoon at Dorothy Neely Field in the Lady Railsplitters' final nonconference games of the regular season.
 
The Railsplitters (30-21) couldn't overcome the often top-ranked NightHawks (46-4) who took 11-0 and 11-1 decisions.
 
Game 1: North Georgia 11, Lincoln Memorial 0 (5 innings)
 
The NightHawks scored 3 runs in the 1^st inning off Lincoln Memorial starter Emma Frost, who settled down for scoreless 2^nd and 3^rd innings before the visitors erupted for 8 runs in the 4^th to put the game away.
 
Kristen Davis threw 4.1 shutout innings with 5 strikeouts to improve to 12-1, while Frost fell to 17-10 after 3.2 innings pitched. Singles by Madison Henry, Cayla Abbey and Sterre den Duijn were the only hits of the game for the Railsplitters.
 
Game 2: North Georgia 11, Lincoln Memorial 1
 
North Georgia scored the first 5 runs of the game and cruised to the doubleheader sweep behind another productive performance by their offense and pitching.
 
Kelsie Tuggle plated Lincoln Memorial's sole run of the day on a sac fly in the 4^th inning that scored den Duijn. Reigning South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week Katy Pozzuto went 2-for-4 at the plate.
 
North Georgia's Tybee Denton (15-0) got the win with 5.0 innings of 1-run ball and 3 strikeouts. Hayley Tamaro (11-9) was hit with the loss, allowing 5 runs in 4.0 innings and striking out 3.
 
Up Next
The Lady Railsplitters host Wingate for a Senior Day doubleheader on Friday beginning at noon in their final games of the regular season. The doubleheader was pushed up a day due to projected persistent rainfall on Saturday.