LONGWOOD, Fla. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery softball team defeated the University of Charleston 17-4, before the season came to a close against Western Washington University in a 7-1 defeat on Tuesday afternoon at Boombah-Soldier's Creek Park in the 2024 NCAA Division II Softball Championships. 

FROM THE DUGOUT

Score: No. 1 AUM 17, No. 5 UC 4
Records: AUM 47-13 | UC 51-7
Location: Longwood, Fla. | Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park
Series: AUM leads 1-0
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HIGHLIGHTS

• Charleston came out with a single up the middle and eventually a groundout plated a run and went up 1-0. 
• Haley Ann Frank hit a single to right field to get the bottom of the first inning started and it was followed by back-to-back RBI-doubles from Molly Cobb and Kat Fallen to give the Warhawks a 2-1 lead. Then Chloe Derrick hit a double to score Fallen and AUM had a 3-1 lead. 
• AUM's offense did not slow down as they scored 12 runs on 11 hits in the bottom of the second inning. It was highlighted by Cobb hitting a three-run home run to give AUM a 15-1 lead. 
• In the top of the fourth, the Golden Eagles tried to mount a comeback after scoring three runs in the top of the fourth, but that was all they could get to make it 15-4. 
• AUM tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fourth with Chloe Baynes hitting a RBI-single up the middle and scored Rebecca Komers and then Cobb scored Baynes off a single to right field. 
• AUM's defense shut Charleston down in the top of the fifth and AUM captured the 17-4 victory in the NCAA Division II Softball Championships. 

IN THE CIRCLE

• Brinkley Yevak (W, 10-2) got the win in three innings allowing four runs on five hits. She struck out one batter. 
• Chelisa Newsome came in relief and did not allow a run. She gave up one hit and struck out one batter. 

FROM THE DUGOUT

Score: No. 1 AUM 1, No. 6 WWU 7
Records: AUM 47-14 | WWU 50-10
Location: Longwood, Fla. | Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park
Series: WWU leads 1-0
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HIGHLIGHTS

• Derrick delivered a sacrifice fly in the second inning to give the Warhawks a 1-0 lead as she scored Gia Martin. 
• Western Washington took a 2-1 lead in the third inning off a two-run home run from Maleah Andrews.
• WWU grew the lead in the fifth inning off a two-RBI double to left field and then a two run home run made it 7-1. 
• AUM tried to rally in the bottom of the seventh and it started with Lexi Love pinch-hitting and getting on base with a single. Eventually the Warhawks got the bases loaded, but the Vikings got the final out and won 7-1. 

IN THE CIRCLE

• Alanna Goble (L, 20-5) took the loss as she worked 4.2 innings and gave up seven earned runs on seven hits. She struck out a pair of batters and walked one. 
• Chelisa Newsome came in relief in the final 2.1 innings and allowed no runs on three hits. 

FROM THE DUGOUT
"I am very proud of this team," head coach Scottie Wilkes said. "Losing the last game of the season is never how any team wants to end their season, but the entire season as a whole was a win for us. GSC Tournament Champions, South Region Champions, and a World Series appearance - a great year. I am very thankful for our seniors and the legacy that they have left at AUM. They have definitely left a positive mark on this program and me."  
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