NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Christopher Newport's softball team handed third-ranked Lynchburg its first two losses of the season Tuesday.

The Captains swept the Hornets in dramatic fashion at Captains Park.

CNU took the opener, 5-4, and then the nightcap, 5-3. The Captains won both games in their last at-bat, and improved to 13-4-1 on the season. Lynchburg is now 16-2.

In the opener, Christopher Newport grabbed an early 3-0 lead before the Hornets surged ahead with four runs in the fifth inning. Three of those runs were unearned due to two CNU errors. The Captains then tied the game with a solo home run off the bat of Katie Moyers in the bottom of the fifth.

CNU won it in the seventh with a walk-off RBI single from Kristin Nickloy, scoring Moyers. Nickloy had two hits in game one and knocked in three of CNU's five runs.

In the second game, the Hornets took an early 2-0 lead, and had a 3-1 lead going to the bottom of the sixth. Christopher Newport bounced back scoring twice in the sixth thanks to a two-run single from Rene Ashworth.

The Captains took game two with a walk-off, two-run home run off the bat of Megan Morris. It was the sixth home run of the season for Morris.

Katie Bruce took the loss in both games for Lynchburg and is now 7-2 on the season. Janet Fairchild went the distance in the opener for the Captains, scattering five hits and allowing just one earned run. Her record is now 3-2. Lindsay Kelly also went the distance in the second game for CNU, and improves to 3-0 on the year.

Christopher Newport returns to action Saturday when they travel to cross-water rival VA Wesleyan with first pitch set for 12 pm.

Game one box

Game two box