HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University softball team split its doubleheader with George Washington on Tuesday at the Lady Pirates Softball Complex, winning the second game 4-3 after losing the first game 5-4 in eight innings.

With the win, Hampton snapped a 10-game losing streak.

After the Colonials took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning of the second game on an RBI single from Autumn Taylor, the Lady Pirates (5-13) answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning. Junior Rebecca Magett (Grand Rapids, Mich.) scored the first run on a throwing error, before junior Brooke Boykin (Riverside, Calif.) drove in the second run with a groundout to give Hampton a 2-1 lead.

The Lady Pirates added two more runs in the bottom of the third inning. After the bases were loaded following two walks and a single, sophomore Nina Ferguson (Plymouth, Minn.) was hit by a pitch to drive in sophomore Tamara Vickers (Lawndale, Calif.).

Sophomore Cynammon Bell (Lithonia, Ga.) later walked with the bases loaded to drive in another run to put Hampton up 4-1.

George Washington scored a run in the top of the sixth inning when Lacey Cook reached on a fielder's choice with the bases loaded to cut Hampton's lead to 4-2. Taylor singled in another run in the top of the seventh, but junior Travonna Byrd (Newport News, Va.) struck out Jillian Stanley to end the game.

Magett went 2-for-3 at the plate, while sophomore Carla Trimble (Riverside, Calif.) went 2-for-2 and drew a walk. Byrd picked up her first save of the season, pitching the last 1 1/3 innings and striking out two.

The Lady Pirates struck first in the first game of the doubleheader, taking a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Bell drove in the first run with a single to right field, before Ferguson drove in two more runs with a double to left-center field.

The Colonials answered with three runs in the top of the fourth inning to tie the game at 3-3, starting when Lauren Wilson scored on a throwing error. Katie Terrazas then scored on a wild pitch, before Tara Fogarty scored the third run on a Kara Clauss sacrifice fly to right field.

Wilson scored again in the sixth inning on a fielding error to put George Washington up 4-3, before the Lady Pirates tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh on a double down the left-field line by Magett.

Wilson scored the deciding run on a wild pitch in the top of the eighth inning.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on March 18-20, when they travel to College Park, Md. to compete in the University of Maryland Round Robin Tournament. For more information on Hampton University softball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.