HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Lincoln Memorial softball team shutout Coker in both ends of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Saleeby Stokes Field.
 
The Lady Railsplitters (27-16, 11-5 South Atlantic Conference) won 7-0 in the opener then 5-0 in Game 2, getting sparkling performances in the pitchers circle from Emma Frost and Hayley Tamaro, 2 homeruns by Katy Pozzuto and 5 hits from Sterre den Duijn.
 
Game 1: Lincoln Memorial 7, Coker 0
 
Tight through 5 innings, Lincoln Memorial put the game away with 3 runs in the 6^th and 2 in the 7^th.
 
McKenzie Henry hit a solo homer to highlight the trio of runs for the Railsplitters in the 6^th, while Kelsie Tuggle and Victoria Conley had RBI knocks in the 7^th inning. Katy Pozzuto hit a 2-run homerun in the 4^th to get the scoring started.
 
Frost scattered 4 hits over the 7.0 shutout innings while striking out 6 to improve to 15-9. Coker's Tibby Hession (6-8) was hit with the loss after 4.1 innings of 2-run ball.
 
Game 2: Lincoln Memorial 5, Coker 0
 
The visitors scored single runs in the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd innings and added 2 more in the 7^th for more than enough run support for Tamaro.
 
RBI singles from den Duijn, Gracie Palmer and Henry got Lincoln Memorial out to a 3-0 lead. Pozzuto hit another 2-run homer to give the Railsplitters some room for comfort late.
 
Tamaro (11-8) struck out 3 and scattered 7 hits in her 2^nd 7-inning shutout on the year. Coker's Jenae Fedewa fell to 9-9 after giving up 5 runs in 6.2 innings.
 
Up Next
The Lady Railsplitters host Lenoir-Rhyne for a doubleheader on Friday at 1 p.m.