USC Sumter softball beats Monroe 5-0

MYRTLE BEACH - Megan Phillips tossed a 4-hit shutout to lift the University of South Carolina Sumter softball team to a 5-0 victory over Monroe College on Saturday at Ripken Experience.

Phillips struck out five and didn't walk a batter for the Fire Ants, who improved to 8-4-1 on the season.

Brooke Ward had two USC Sumter's six hits, driving in two runs with a run scored. Kristin Wemes had two hits, a walk and an RBI.

Also on Saturday, USCS defeated Rowan College at Burlington County 11-1, scoring eight runs in the top of the seventh inning.

Alexis Lyles pitched five innings to get the win, while Ward tossed the final two to get a save.

Abigale Hudson had three hits, scored three runs, stole three bases and had an RBI for the Fire Ants. Wemes and Haley Carter both had two hits, a run and an RBI.

Brooke Vance had two RBI.

On Friday in Myrtle Beach, USC Sumter lost a doubleheader to Lackawanna College, falling 6-2 and 2-0 in eight innings.

Hudson had three hits and scored a run in the 6-2 loss. Shelby Nisbet and Jayla Cowell each had a hit and an RBI.

In the 2-0 loss, Phillips tossed seven shutout innings before giving up two runs in the eighth. Phillips had two of the Fire Ants' seven hits.

USC sweeps Valparaiso

COLUMBIA - Luke Berryhill and Jacob Olson hit back-to-back solo home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift South Carolina to a 3-2, walk-off win over Valparaiso on Saturday at Founders Park.

The win gave USC a sweep of a doubleheader, winning the first game 9-2. The Gamecocks are 12-3 on the season.

The final game of the series is scheduled for a noon start today.

Clemson 3

North Carolina 2

CLEMSON - Pinch runner Elijah Henderson scored on a balk with one out in the ninth inning to complete No. 20 Clemson's 2-run frame and come-from-behind 3-2 victory over No. 3 North Carolina in the first game of a doubleheader at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday.

The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 10-3 overall and 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while the Tar Heels dropped to 12-2 overall and 0-1 in ACC play.

From staff and wire reports