The Emory softball team ran its record to 8-0 on Saturday after capturing a pair of first-day wins at the Birmingham Southern Invitational. The Eagles opened the day with a 3-2 victory over Greensboro College before posting a 6-4 triumph over host Birmingham Southern.  It represents just the second time in the 13-year history of the program that the Eagles have won their opening eight games of the season.

In the contest against the Pride of Greensboro, freshman pitcher Lena Brottman went the distance in boosting The Emory softball team ran its season record to 8-0 following two wins on Saturday at her season record to 4-0, allowing a pair of unearned runs on three hits.  She fanned five and issued just one walk.  Emory scored twice in its half of the first with sophomore Ellyn Kocoloski driving in the first on a sacrifice fly before freshman designated player Megan Light socked her second homer of the year.  Greensboro tied the game up in the top of the second with a pair runs before Emory broke the deadlock in the fourth when a ground ball out by catcher Jessica Boni scored Jessica Thomas with what proved to be the winning run.  Thomas picked up two of Emory's six hits in the game.

The Panthers of BSC scored a pair of unearned runs in their half of the first before Emory cut the deficit in half with a run in the third.  The Eagles broke the game open in their half of the fifth with four runs with Jessica Thomas supplying the key blow with a two-out, three-run homer.  After BSC battled back to 5-4 after scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth, the Eagles added an insurance run in the seventh when Kocoloski homered on a 3-2 pitch, her first of the year.  Junior Bridget Holloway picked up the victory on the mound, going all seven innings and giving up six hits.

Emory continues play in the BSC Invitational on Sunday when it takes on Greensboro at 10:00 a.m. (CST) and Birmingham Southern at 2:00 p.m.