VALDOSTA, Ga. - The No. 16 Augusta State softball squad split a pair of non-conference games with Valdosta State on Tuesday afternoon in Valdosta, Ga. The Jaguars took game one 2-1 and the Blazers took game two 1-0 in 10 innings.

Augusta State moved to 35-13 on the year, while Valdosta State moved to 26-3 on the season.

Kimberly Kennedy, improving to 7-2 on the season, earned the win in game one. Kennedy allowed only one earned run on four hits and booked five strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work. Sara DeMuth relieved Kennedy in the seventh and gave up only one hit and had a strikeout.

In the first inning, Kacey Sims reached first on an error from Amy Brightwell. She moved from first to third on a single up the middle from Kristen Jones and scored on a passed ball.

Valdosta State answered in the second inning with Shirey's homer, but then the bats went quiet until the seventh. Alysha Krier hit a solo homer to claim a 2-1 lead and VSU could not answer in the bottom of the seventh.

DeMuth was tagged with the loss in game two and dropped to 14-6 overall. DeMuth gave up one run on four hits and struck out 10 batters in 9.1 innings of work.

In the 10th inning of game two, each team started with a runner at second base. Augusta State could only move its runner to third, but Shaw scored for VSU.

After advancing to third on a bunt form Brightwell, Shaw scored off Hutchens' bunt.

Kristen Jones paced the Jags offensively on the afternoon with two hits, while Alysha Krier had a hit and an RBI on the day. Kacee Camp had the Jags only other hit of the day.

The Jags will be back in action on Saturday, April 10 when they travel to Aiken, S.C., to take on USC Aiken for a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader at 2:00 p.m.