ELON, N.C. – The Hampton University softball team split two games in the second day of the Elon Phoenix Softball Clash on Sunday, beating Temple 8-4 before falling to host Elon 8-2 at Hunt Softball Park.

The Lady Pirates (4-9) won three of the weekend's four games.

Temple actually took a 3-0 lead over the Lady Pirates in the top of the second inning, though Hampton bounced back in the bottom of the frame on an RBI single from freshman Taylor McCoy (Riverview, Fla.).

Temple added a run in the top of the sixth to take a 4-1 lead.

But the bottom of the sixth belonged to the Lady Pirates, as they pushed across seven runs in the inning. The deluge started with an RBI double from junior Margaret Wilkins (Tustin, Calif.), before sophomore Bianca Vallejo (Chandler, Ariz.) drove in a run by grounding out.

Senior Nina Ferguson (Plymouth, Minn.) doubled to left-center to bring in another run, before freshman Bobbi Langlois (Medina, Ohio), the reigning MEAC Rookie of the Week, singled home another run and loaded the bases.

Senior Adrianna Scott (Laurel, Md.) emptied the bases with a triple to right-center, putting Hampton up 8-4.

Sophomore Jailynn Jackson (Virginia Beach, Va.) picked up her third win of the season, throwing the full seven innings and striking out eight.

Wilkins, Ferguson, Langlois, and McCoy each had two hits.

Elon took a 2-0 lead in the first inning of the second game, before the Lady Pirates responded in the top of the second inning when Scott tied the game with a two-run home run to left-center – her third long ball of the season.

The Phoenix added a run in the bottom of the second, before pushing across three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 6-2 lead. Two more Elon runs scored in the sixth to bring the Phoenix lead to 8-2.

Langlois struck out three batters in six innings.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Tuesday, when they head to Lynchburg, Va. for a doubleheader at Liberty starting at 2 p.m. 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.