BIG INNINGS HURT UMES IN DOUBLEHEADER LOSSES TO DELAWARE STATE MAGGIE HAYON 04/14/10 Lady Hawks' bats quiet once again PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore softball team recorded just five hits and one run combined in two non-conference losses to Delaware State Wednesday afternoon by scores of 9-1 and 13-0. The Lady Hawks looked as though they would get things off on the right foot as junior Inde Whitehurst (Virginia Beach, Va.) walked and then senior Ashley Johnson (Temple Hills, Md.) singled to the shortstop. UMES left both runners stranded to end the inning. The Lady Hawks scored one run in the bottom of the second inning off of two hits by junior Kyrus Whitehurst (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Inde Whitehurst and that was all they would get in the doubleheader. In the top of the fourth inning, the Lady Hornets scored seven runs on seven hits to take the first game of the doubleheader, 9-1, in five innings. In the second game of the afternoon, DSU got on the scoreboard early and often, scoring four runs in the first inning, six runs in the second and three in the third. UMES was only able to manage to get two hits in the second game. In the bottom of the first inning, junior Chelsea Logan (Trenton, N.J.) doubled to right-center field and Johnson walked before the end of the inning. The second hit of the game in the bottom of the second, with a bunt single by sophomore Kristi Miranda (Houston, Texas). With the losses, the Lady Hawks fall to 1-22 overall while the Lady Hornets hit the 20-win mark on the season at 20-12. UMES continues their 13-game home stand with a weekend series against Morgan State. The teams will play a doubleheader, beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday and will have a single game starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday.