LAKE WALES, Fla. – Offense and crafty pitching prevailed as the Royals knocked off nationally recognized University of the Cumberland's this evening.
 
The Royals took the first game of the double header 4-1 off the strong pitching of Tiffany Dodson. Dodson threw a 7-inning gem spreading out 5 hits and striking out 2 picking up her 7^th win of the year.
 
Warner used 8 hits in the contest to earn the 4-1 win. Ashton Owen, Breyonna Shell and Caitlyn Yockey all registered multi-hit performances. Sara Bruno singled in Kayleigh Walters in the bottom of the 1^st inning to take the lead 1-0. Avery Cotterill dropped down a sac bunt in the bottom of the 3^rd to score Ashton Owen. The Patriots answered in the top of the 5^th with a solo homerun. In the bottom of the 5^th, Breyonna Shell rifled a single to left field that scored Alison Yawn. The bottom of the 6^th saw Kayleigh Walters reaching on an infield error but Caitlyn Yockey was able to score on the play to give the Royals an eventual 4-1 win.
 
The second game was knotted at zero until the top of the 5^th when a couple miscues gave the Patriots a 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the 6^th, the Royals lit up the field starting with an Ashton Owen single that scored Kasey Heslin. Avery Cotterill followed up with a single that scored Sara Bruno. With the game tied at 3-3, Kaitlyn Ridolph hammered a shot to center field that left the yard for a 3-run homer.
 
The Royals held the lead as Sylvia Welsh finished a phenomenal 7 innings spreading out 1 earned run and 6 hits while sitting down 8 on strikes.
 
The Royals earned their 14^th and 15^th victories on the season and carry a NAIA No. 25 ranking. They open up The Sun Conference play with a big matchup against the University of South Carolina Beaufort on Saturday with first pitch scheduled at 11:00 a.m.