COLUMBUS, Ga. – Warner Royals softball were one of 17 teams in the NFCA Classic this weekend and made a massive dent going 3-2 with wins over #5 Georgia Gwinnett, #13 Campbellsville and (RV) Brenau College.

Warner 4, #13 Campbellsville 3

The Royals kicked off their triple header on the day with a morning matchup against #13 Campbellsville. The Tigers plated 2 runs in the top of the 1st and then added another in the top of the 3rd to take a 3-0 lead.

In the bottom of the 3rd the Royals offense fired up and Avery Cotterill smacked a double deep to right center field with bases loaded that cleared the bases and tied the game at 3-3. The game would remain scoreless until the bottom of the 7^th when Sara Bruno hit a double and Ashton Owen followed up with a single to walk off against the #13 Tigers.

Alison Yawn started in the circle for the Royals and threw 3 innings surrendering 4 hits and 3 runs. Tiffany Dodson came into the game in relief and threw 4 innings giving up just 3 hits and striking out 9. Dodson improved to 4-1 on the season.
 
Warner 3, #7 Mobile 7

The Royals unfortunately dropped to the #7 Rams by a final score of 3-7. The Rams used two doubles and two homeruns to earn the 7 runs. Sara Bruno hit her 5^th homerun of the season with Kayleigh Walters on the base paths for a 2 run shot. Kayleigh Walters and Ashton Owen both blasted triples in the contest.

Sylvia Welsh started in the circle and fell to 3-2 on the season. Welsh threw 4.1 innings with 6 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 6. Tiffany Dodson threw in relief for 1.2 innings and only surrendered 2 hits and struck out 1.

Warner 6, (RV) Brenau 4

The Royals offense again lit up the field putting 11 hits on the board. Madison Servo, Ashton Owen and Caitlyn Yockey registered multi hits in the contest. Kasey Heslin, Sara Bruno, Ashton Owen, Kaitlyn Ridolph, and Abigail Oliver all punch in an RBI a piece.

Kasey Heslin remains perfect swiping her 9^th bag of the season and is 9-9. Melonie Rogers improved to 2-0 on the season after throwing 3.1 innings and striking out two. Sylvia Welsh earned her first save of the season throwing 3.2 innings in relief only surrendering 1 hit and striking out 4.

Overall the Royals finished the weekend 3-2 facing some of the nation's best talent in the game. They improve to 9-3 overall and claim wins now over #5 Georgia Gwinett, #13 Campbellsville, #15 Olivet Nazarene and (RV) Brenau.