HAMPTON, Va, -- The Hampton softball team finished a 3-1 weekend in the Hampton Classic on Sunday with a pair of wins at the HU Softball Stadium.  Hampton (3-5) defeated Youngstown State 4-2 and Lafayette College 6-3.

Against Youngstown, Hampton pushed a run across in the first as DaSha Hill singled, stole second and scored one out later on a single by Cassidy Blackwell.  In the third, Lorena Alvarez opened with a double and moved to third on a single by Hill.  She scored on a groundout by Taylor Warrick and Hill scored on a groundout by Blackwell as Hampton took a 3-0 lead.

The Penguins pushed a run across in the fourth, but Hampton answered with one in its half of the inning as Morgan Crawford opened with a single.  Camille King, who pinch-ran for Crawford, stole second and scored on a double by Brianna Anderson for a 4-1 lead.  Youngstown State scratched another run in the top of the sixth for a 4-2 final.

Hill was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, while Crawford was 2-for-3 to lead Hampton at the plate.  Allie Hotetz earned the win throwing 5.2 innings and allowing four hits, while Allyson Babinsack picked up the save with 1.1 innings of one-hit ball.

Against Lafayette, Babinsack went seven innings and allowed seven hits with three unearned runs in a 6-3 Hampton win. 

The Lady Pirates put up a six spot in the second inning highlighted by two-run singles from Alvarez and Blackwell.  Lafayette pushed a run across in the third and two in the seventh before a groundout ended the game. ????Daniella Milloy and Blackwell were 2-for-3 each to lead Hampton at the plate.

Hampton returns to action on Wednesday in Chapel Hill, NC to face North Carolina

For more information on Hampton University softball, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com