CARY, N.C. — Averett University softball picked up a 6-4 win over Mississippi University for Women to finish the second day of play at the Triangle Classic on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the Cougars fell to Lynchburg College 6-5.
 
Down 2-1 against Mississippi, Averett put together a four-run third inning. Sophomore Kaitlyn Aherron led off the frame with a solo homer. With the bases loaded, freshman Ashley Carbajal was hit by a pitch to bring in the go-ahead run and sophomore Breanna Murphy then smacked a two-run double.
 
The Owls scored two in the fifth to get within 5-4, but Averett added another insurance run in the sixth on sophomore Nicole Cauthen's RBI single.
 
Aherron went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Cauthen had two hits.
 
Against Lynchburg, Averett took a 5-4 lead in the top of the sixth. Freshman Makenzie Collins smacked a one-out homer, and Aherron later drove in junior Taylor Hodges with an RBI double. However, the lead didn't hold as Lynchburg got a pair of RBI doubles in the bottom of the seventh for a walk-off win.
 
The teams traded two runs in the first inning. The Cougars inched ahead 3-2 when junior Andrea Grant scored on a passed ball. The Hornets plated a run in both the fourth and fifth innings before Averett retook the lead in the sixth.
 
Aherron, sophomore Brianna Harris, Collins and Hodges each had two hits for Averett against Lynchburg.
 
Averett plays Hood College and No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan University on Sunday.