AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State won game one of the Peach Belt Conference doubleheader 2-1, before dropping an 11-inning second meeting 7-6 Friday afternoon on Jaguar Field.

Two USCA (20-17-1, 8-8 PBC) errors in the bottom of the third inning put Molly Walton and Lauren Yeargan on second and third. Macy Terry placed a bunt to the right side for a 1-0 lead, as the Jags (17-25, 6-8) only scored one after putting two on with no outs. ASU left eight runners on base by the fifth inning.

Sarah Montei leadoff USCA's fifth with a double to left center and Kaitlyn White's single up the middle netted the game at 1-all, but ASU starter Haley Birkle (5-12) got a popup to get out if it. Lindsay Jones drew a leadoff walk in the sixth and a wild pitch moved her to second, with a sac bunt bringing her to third. Birkle dealt two strikeouts to end the inning and keep the tie intact. Birkle went 7.0 to get the win, allowing seven hits for one run and dealing one strikeout.

ASU freshman Kristen Bagley blasted a game-changing homerun to lead off the sixth and take a 2-1 advantage and final score. India Kornegay (11-9) took the loss for the Pacers in 6.0 innings, surrendering three hits for two runs (one earned) and striking out eight.

Three Pacer singles in the fourth inning of game two gave USCA a 1-0 lead, scoring on Cortney Sadler's RBI-single to left center. ASU starter Kristen Mills got a groundball to leave runners stranded. Mills pitched 4.0 innings, giving up eight hits for five runs (four earned) and dealing two strikeouts.

The Jags loaded the bases for Brooke Stephens in the bottom of the fourth and Stephens blasted one off the center-field wall to take a 2-1 lead. A batter later, Laura Brown doubled to left center for two more runs and Hannah Vaughn's single kept the inning going and forced USCA to make a pitching change, bringing in game one starter India Kornegay for Taylor Morgan. Kornegay threw 7.1 innings, limiting the Jags to two runs and dealing five strikeouts

USCA scored in the fifth off a single to left field from White. A wild pitch made it a one-run game and a squeeze bunt tied the game 4-4 after two ASU infield errors progressed the inning. The Pacers stole the lead off a liner to left field, leading to ASU freshman Paige Deschaine taking over the mound. The Pacers edged one more off of Deschaine on a RBI-double for a 6-4 lead.

Four straight walks from Kornegay plated Bagley for a one-run game and Yeargan's sac fly to right tied the game. No score through three extra innings, Lindsey Jones doubled to center in the 11th and an ASU infield error scored her to put USCA up 7-6 for the win. Deschaine (1-8) got the loss in 7.0 innings of relief, striking out seven batters and allowing two hits for two runs.

Walton, Yeargan, and Bagley all went 1-for-3 with a run in game one and Stephens was 1-for-3 with two RBIs in game two and Brown went 1-for-2 with two RBIs in game two.

ASU hosts Lander this Saturday, April 6 for a PBC doubleheader and Diamond Jags' senior day at 2:00 p.m. on Jaguar Field.