DAHLONEGA, Ga. - The Columbus State University softball team dropped a pair of games to the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, Ga. on Sunday, including in walkoff fashion in the nightcap. 

With just three outs away from sealing a 3-2 victory, senior Shelby Hammontree ripped a grand slam to give the Nighthawks a 6-3 win. UNG took the opener 3-1 to begin the day.

Columbus State finishes the regular season with an overall record of 30-13 and a 14-6 mark inside the conference. The Cougars will be the fourth seed in the upcoming tournament after a tiebreaker gave UNC Pembroke the third seed. CSU will travel back to North Georgia next Saturday for the semifinal round of the PBC Tournament. 


GAME 1: UNG 3-1 

The Cougars couldn't find any offensive momentum as Morgan Elston's solo home run in the top of the second was the only Cougar hit against UNG starter Kylee Smith.

The Nighthawks quickly responded with two runs off of two hits in their half of the inning. Gracie Mixson hit a RBI single to plate Mallory Parker, who led off the inning with a walk. Mixson ended up giving UNG a 2-1 lead as she scored off a ball hit to starting pitcher, Hannah Rose Corbin, who went to first with it to get the out.

Corbin fell to 20-7 inside the circle as the sophomore collected two strikeouts and only walked one.

GAME 2: UNG 6-3 

Columbus State came out on fire as the Cougars scored two runs in the first. Caitlyn Canady started things off with a leadoff double down the left field line and made her way to third with back-to-back walks from Katelyn Cooper and Corbin. Elston collected her second RBI of the day with a sacrifice flyout to left field, plating Canady. Freshman Laura Harris gave CSU a 2-0 lead thanks to a RBI single through the right side.

The Cougars continued the hot bats in the third as Maddie Dodson led off with a single to left field. Dodson advanced to third thanks to a double from Canady, then scored when Corbin hit a ball to the pitcher but threw it to second to get an out, making it a 3-0 ballgame.

Marley Holmes homered in the bottom of the third to minimize CSU's lead to two.

UNG delivered again in the fifth, scoring one run thanks to a RBI single from Kaylyn Anthony, making it 3-2.

Columbus State was holding on to their 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the seventh, until three consecutive walks loaded the bases for Hammontree. On the third pitch, Hammontree jacked a walk off grand slam to right field to give the Nighthawks the 6-3 win.

Corbin finishes the regular season with a 20-8 record inside the circle while UNG starter Laken Chambers ends with a perfect 11-0 mark.

Canady and Harris led CSU with two hits a piece, while Dodson added one. Corbin, Elston and Harris each tallied one RBI, while Cooper and Corbin were both walked twice.

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The Cougars will head back to Dahlonega on Saturday, May 8 for the PBC Tournament semifinals against the Nighthawks.