GULF SHORES, Ala. -- For the second time in as many days the Delta State University softball team earned a come-from-behind victory in extra innings, as it defeated Young Harris 4-3 (8) and finished the day with an 11-2 (6) win over Miles College, on Saturday at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex.

GAME 1: DSU 4, YOUNG HARRIS 3 (8)
 
Game Changer
- With the Lady Statesmen trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Carlie Vice delivered a two-RBI double to help get DSU to within 3-2.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Lady Statesmen were outhit 9-5. No DSU player recorded multiple hits.
- DSU won the game despite having just one hit through five innings.
- Three Young Harris pitchers combined to hit six DSU batters. 
- The Mountain Lions left 10 runners on base.

 Key Plays
- After leaving runners stranded in each of the first four innings, Young Harris took advantage of an error and an RBI single to take a 2-0 lead in the fifth.
- The Mountain Lions made it 3-0 in the top of the sixth on an RBI single.
- With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Vice's double scored Mari Alex Sandridge and Abi Gibson.
- The next batter, Chelsea Lamping, singled down the right field line to tie the game at three.
- DSU loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but a strike out and a ground out ended the threat. 
- The Lady Statesmen won the game in the bottom of the eighth inning on a wild pitch by Kennedy Kotula that followed a swinging strikeout.
 
Noteworthy
- The win was the second extra inning victory in as many games for the Lady Statesmen.
- DSU has already matched its 2017 win total (2) when trailing after five innings.

 
Game 2: DSU 11, Miles 2 (6)
 
Game Changer
- DSU took advantage of five Miles errors, scoring six runs.
 
Inside the Box Score
- After recording two hits against Rollins, Kailyn Lofton collected three against Miles. Her three hits are the most for a DSU player this year.
- In her first career start Kaitlyn Eaves finished two-for-three with two runs scored.
- Vice finished 2-for-4.
- Olivia Dick also helped the Lady Statesmen offense, finishing two-for-three with two RBI's.
- DSU finished with three extra base hits, including a triple by Mallory Myers and a home run by Mari Alex Sandridge.
- Madison Bigner allowed just one hit in two innings in her first collegiate appearance.
 
Key Plays
-The Lady Statesmen opened the scoring in the first inning, as Myers scored on a wild pitch.
- DSU scored four runs in the second and third innings.
- With DSU leading 9-2 in the sixth, Sandridge smacked a home run to center field and Eaves scored on an RBI single by Dick to finish the scoring. 
 
Noteworthy
- The 12 hits equaled the highest total for the Lady Statesmen in their last 16 games.
- After earning the win in relief in game one Taylor Johnson allowed two unearned runs in four innings to earn the win.

Next Time Out
- The Lady Statesmen are scheduled to face No. 7 North Georgia and will have a rematch with Young Harris on the third and final day of the GCI. The contests are scheduled to begin at 9 and 11:15 a.m.