Greenville, S.C. – Senior Chloe Fabio went a combined 6-for-7 at the plate with six RBIs to help Furman earn a doubleheader split with Gardner-Webb and snap the Runnin' Bulldogs' 11-game winning streak on Tuesday at Pepsi Stadium.
 
Gardner-Webb 8, Furman 5 (11 inn.)
 
Gardner-Webb outlasted the Paladins, 8-5, in an 11-inning, three-hour marathon in game one of the midweek twinbill. 
 
The Runnin' Bulldogs broke open a 4-4 tie with four runs in the top of the 11^th inning and held on in the bottom of the frame to notch their 11^th straight victory. With the bases loaded and one out in the 11^th, Adrienne Visintine drove in Annicka McLaughlin with a sacrifice fly to center field and Andrea Lyon followed with a two-run double to put Gardner-Webb in control. A fielding error led to a fourth run and gave GWU an 8-4 advantage.
 
In the bottom of the 11^th, Caitlin Goldwait reached on a bloop double to put two runners in scoring position and the Paladins added a run with a sacrifice fly from Christina McCoy, but Gardner-Webb's Kalyn Kayne retired Fabio to close out the game.
 
Kayne (8-2), who came into the game in relief of Lyon, surrendered just two unearned runs on four hits over seven innings to earn the win. She walked one batter and struck out two.
 
Gardner-Webb took a 2-0 lead in the first before Furman answered with an RBI double from Hannah Poole and an RBI single from Fabio the following inning. Tied at 3-3 after seven innings, the teams played the eighth and ninth scoreless. The Runnin' Bulldogs regained the lead in the 10^th, but Sylvia Burroughs delivered a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning to send it to the 11^th.
 
Starter Emme Buzhardt (1-3) was the tough-luck loser for the Paladins. She allowed five earned runs on 12 hits over 10.2 innings while striking out five and walking five.
 
Lyon led the GWU offense going 3-for-6 with two RBI while Fabio went 3-for-4 with a base on balls and a stolen base for the Paladins in game one.
 
Furman 9, Gardner-Webb 5
 
In the nightcap, Furman exploded for five runs in the first inning and pounded out 13 hits to snap its eight-game losing streak and put an end to Gardner-Webb's winning streak. 
 
The Paladins chased Gardner-Webb starter Elle Doolittle, who failed to record an out against the five batters she faced. Burroughs laced a 2-run single up the middle to put Furman in front and Fabio followed several batters later with a three-run double to the base of the left field fence to give the Paladins a 5-1 lead.
 
Gardner-Webb (20-7) scored five runs over the first four innings, but Furman answered with an RBI single from Fabio in the bottom of the third and a run-scoring single to center off the bat of Ansley Chiang in the fourth. Burroughs worked a bases loaded walk in the fifth to push across another run and Fabio capped the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth to give Furman a 9-5 advantage.
 
Lauralee Scott caught the ceremonial first pitch from her dad prior to game one as they honored her mother, who recently passed away of breast cancer. Scott (4-1), who was also celebrating her birthday on Tuesday, entered the game in relief and limited GWU to one run on two hits over four innings to earn the win. The Greenwood, S.C., native fanned five batters without issuing a walk.
 
Fabio went 3-for-3 with a double and five RBIs in the victory while Ashlee Lykins, Chiang, Alex Rose Molinar, and Poole each added two hits apiece for the Paladins. Burroughs finished 1-for-3 with three RBIs.
 
Emily Garcia went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs for Gardner-Webb and Doolittle (2-3) took the loss for the Runnin' Bulldogs.
 
Furman (11-14) returns to action on Wednesday, March 20, with a 4 p.m. doubleheader versus the Presbyterian Blue Hose at Pepsi Stadium.