Saturday, February 28
Farmville, Va.
12:30 PM
Hampton University
4-6
1
vs
9
Youngstown State
6-7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
| Hampton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Photo by: Katie Gilmore
Softball Falls Twice In Longwood Tournament Day Two
2.28.26 | Softball
FARMVILLE, Va. (Feb. 28, 2026) … Day two at the Bank of the James Invitational Softball Tournament was a tough one for the Hampton University softball team as they fell 9-1 to Youngstown State in six innings and 5-4 to host Longwood in eight innings.
Against the Penguins, Hampton scored a run in the second inning as Carmynn Bonner reached on a single to start the inning. After a strikeout, Karmyn Brown reached on a throwing error and advanced to second which allowed Bonner to score cutting an early deficit to 2-1.
Youngstown State scored in every inning and was paced by Emma Gilkerson with a 4-for-4 performance, while Tai Turner and Kennedy Dean drove in a pair of runs each.
In Hampton's contest with Longwood, the Pirates got on the board in the first as Jayleen Reeves singled and went to third on a failed pickoff attempt. She scored as Sydney Evans tripled to right field.
Hampton put up two runs in the second as Brown singled and went to third on a double by Violet Salazar. Raven Jackson's groundout advanced both scoring Brown. Aitrinha Aiken reached on a throwing error which played Salazar to put Hampton up 3-1.
Longwood got a run in the third and in the seventh to tie the game at three. The Pirates got one in the top of the eighth on a Salazar single to score Brown.
Reeves and Salazar were 2-for-4 each to lead Hampton in game two.
The Pirates will take on Mt. St. Mary's and Longwood again on Sunday.
Against the Penguins, Hampton scored a run in the second inning as Carmynn Bonner reached on a single to start the inning. After a strikeout, Karmyn Brown reached on a throwing error and advanced to second which allowed Bonner to score cutting an early deficit to 2-1.
Youngstown State scored in every inning and was paced by Emma Gilkerson with a 4-for-4 performance, while Tai Turner and Kennedy Dean drove in a pair of runs each.
In Hampton's contest with Longwood, the Pirates got on the board in the first as Jayleen Reeves singled and went to third on a failed pickoff attempt. She scored as Sydney Evans tripled to right field.
Hampton put up two runs in the second as Brown singled and went to third on a double by Violet Salazar. Raven Jackson's groundout advanced both scoring Brown. Aitrinha Aiken reached on a throwing error which played Salazar to put Hampton up 3-1.
Longwood got a run in the third and in the seventh to tie the game at three. The Pirates got one in the top of the eighth on a Salazar single to score Brown.
Reeves and Salazar were 2-for-4 each to lead Hampton in game two.
The Pirates will take on Mt. St. Mary's and Longwood again on Sunday.
Players Mentioned
P/OF
/ Softball
IF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
SS
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Kimball, Kennedy (1-1)
L: Brown, Kamryn (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Dean, Kennedy 1 ; Ray, Ayla 1 ; Bottomlee, Naomi 1
HR: Turner, Tai 1
RBI: Littler, Macy 1 ; Staszak, Leila 1 ; Turner, Tai 2 ; Dean, Kennedy 2 ; Ray, Ayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wilkerson, Lydia 1 ; Werley, Tatum 1 ; Gilkerson, Emma 1 ; Turner, Tai 2 ; Dean, Kennedy 1 ; Meyer, Bella 2 ; Bottomlee, Naomi 1
SB: Werley, Tatum 1 ; Turner, Tai 1 ; Dean, Kennedy 2 ; Bottomlee, Naomi 1
HBP: Meyer, Bella 1 ; Kohler, Bree 1
Batting:
2B: Bonner, Carmynn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bonner, Carmynn 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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