JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Newberry College softball team lost a road doubleheader to the Eagles of Carson-Newman, 1-4 and 2-7. The two losses dropped NC to 6-4 in the South Atlantic Conference, while Carson-Newman improved their conference record to 7-5.

The scarlet and gray now stand at 25-12 on the season after suffering their first conference series loss of the season. Picking up the losses for Newberry were Kristen Hicks (Bamberg, S.C.) and Amanda Huckestein (Port Charlotte, Fla.).

Game One: Carson-Newman 4, Newberry 1 - Box Score
The Eagles jumped out to a lead in the second inning as Amber Hewitt doubled to right-centerfield scoring Mary Shealy from second, who reached with a lead-off walk. Carson-Newman added to their 1-0 lead in the fourth inning with two more runs.

With two outs and the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Carson-Newman's Jessie Howar singled to centerfield scoring two runs and giving CN a 3-0 lead.

Newberry responded with two straight singles in the fifth inning by Chelsie Hilbourn (Loris, S.C.) and Whitney Wiles (Iva, S.C.), but three straight pop-ups stranded the runners as the Eagles would add one more run in the bottom of the fifth.

NC was able to get on the board in the seventh inning as Huckestein led off with a single to centerfield. After two outs, Richelle Mirabal (Tampa, Fla.) pinch-hit and doubled to left-center scoring Huckestein. However, Carson-Newman's Stephanie Templeton was able to get one more out to secure the victory for the Eagles.

Hicks dropped to 10-8 on the year with the loss as she pitched four innings and allowed four earned runs on six hits before Huckestein came in as a relief pitcher in the fifth. Templeton garnered the victory for CN as she improved to 5-1 on the year.

Wiles and Huckestein led Newberry in hitting in game one as the duo both went 2-for-3.

Game Two: Carson-Newman 7, Newberry 2 - Box Score
Newberry was unable to take game two from the Eagles as they failed to win a share of the conference series for the first time this season. Carson-Newman's big fourth inning was the key for the Eagles' victory as they exploded for four runs to take a 5-0 lead.

With two runs already on the board and the bases loaded, CN's Howar doubled to left-center clearing the bases and giving the Eagles a 5-0 lead.

Newberry once again responded in the following half-inning with two consecutive hits by Sara Powell (Ocean View, Del.) and Christine Stokes (Charleston, S.C.), but were unable to convert on the hits with the bases loaded after Jessica Reid (Walhalla, S.C.) was hit by a pitch.

With no outs in the inning, NC stranded all three runners as Stephanie Templeton came in for relief for starting pitcher, Mary Shealy. Templeton got Hilbourn to lineout to the shortstop and then struck out Angela Cataldo (Sumer, S.C.) and ended the inning with an Aissa Gatewood (N. Charleston, S.C.) groundout to the shortstop.

After Carson-Newman scored two more runs in the fifth inning to take a 7-0 lead, Newberry answered with two runs in the sixth inning to cut the advantage to 7-2.

Wiles led off the inning with a single to leftfield and then advanced to third with Huckestein's double to centerfield. Stokes scored Wiles and Huckestein with her single to leftfield.

However, Newberry was unable to mount a comeback as they dropped the nightcap by a final score of 7-2. Huckestein dropped to 15-4 on the year as she allowed five earned runs on seven hits, while striking out six batters.

NC returns to action on Monday as they take on the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial on April 13 at 2 p.m.