MONTEVALLO, AL – Bladenboro native Abbey Walters blasted a grand-slam home run in the final game of her UNC-Pembroke softball career Friday as the Lady Braves defeated Montevallo 11-2.
Walters finished 3-4 at the plate with 2 doubles, 3 runs scored and the grand-slam homer. The West Bladen grad ripped a double to left-centerfield in the first inning and scored on Taylor Gerhart’s home run for a 2-0 UNC-P lead.
Montevallo tied the game with 2 runs in the third, but Walters crushed the grand-slam home run over the right-centerfield fence for a 6-2 lead. A 3-run homer later in the inning by Alex Watkins padded the Lady Brave lead to 9-2.
Walters hammered a double down the leftfield line in the sixth inning and scored on a Watkins single.
In the first game of Friday’s double-header, Walters pitched a complete game in a 4-1 UNC-Pembroke loss to Montevallo. The senior righthander struck out four and gave up 8 hits and 3 walks. For the season, Walters posted a 12-11 record, 115 strike-outs and a 2.59 Earned Run Average.
At the plate Walters batted .415 with 68 hits and 39 runs batted in. She led the team in home runs (10), doubles (17), runs (54), slugging percentage (.701), and total bases (115).
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