JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The homestanding Carson-Newman softball team rallied in both games of the South Atlantic Conference doubleheader to defeat UVA Wise Tuesday afternoon.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Game One: C-N 5, UVA Wise 4
Final Game Two: C-N 12, UVA Wise 4 (5 innings)
Records: UVA Wise (11-19, 1-9 SAC), Carson-Newman (18-10, 8-0 SAC)
Location: Jefferson City, Tenn. | "The Vick"
 
GAME ONE
- The Cavs jumped out early as a pair of hits and a fielders choice loaded the bases.
- Sarah Barrett then hit a double to left field, scoring three runs and give UVA Wise the 3-0 lead.
- The Eagles answered back with a run in the bottom of the second and four more in the bottom of the third.
- UVA Wise attempted a comeback in the seventh.  Adyson Gibson led off the inning with a bloop single to the shortstop.  Later, Kara Long singled to right field that put runners on the corners for UVA Wise. Barrett then drove in a run with a base hit back up the middle to cut the lead to 5-4.  A fly out and a pop up stranded the tying run at third for the Cavs and ended the game.
 
GAME TWO
- Once again the Highland Cavaliers scored three runs in the first. After a Gibson single, Brie Frazier doubled to left center to bring her home. On the next at bat, Kara Long drilled the ball down the left field line that bounced and rolled all the way to the corner for an inside-the-park home run.
- The Eagles would pick up two runs in the first inning and three more in the second. The runs in the second all came off another inside-the-park home run, this time by Carson-Newman.
- In the fourth, Mataya Ausmus cut the C-N lead to 5-4 with the home run down the left field line.
-  C-N would then extend the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth and four in the fifth to end the game and claim the 12-4 victory.
 
UP NEXT
The Highland Cavaliers return home to face local rival Emory & Henry in a SAC doubleheader Thursday afternoon.