White hits two inside the park home runs  

Box Score
GREENSBORO, March 2, 2007 – Freshman Yahamma White kept running and senior Tabitha Veney and freshman Lillian Bullock kept jogging around the bases Friday afternoon thanks to six home runs, including two inside the park home runs as the North Carolina A&T softball team routed Maryland-Eastern Shore 24-3 in the N.C. A&T Invitational played at the Lady Aggies Softball Complex.

White, Veney and Bullock hit two home runs apiece as the Aggies pounded out 18 hits and benefited from five Hawk errors. White was 3-for-5 with four runs scored and four RBI. Veney finished 4-for-5 with five runs scored and two RBI, while Bullock went 3-for-5 with three runs scored four RBI.

In addition, Sylvia Felder had a career day with three hits, three runs scored and four RBI. White started off the game with an inside the park home run. Through her first four plate appearances, White never stopped on the base pads as she was sprinted across the bases thanks to her two inside the parks and two plays in which errors allowed her to keep running.

With the Aggies leading 3-0 in the second, White grounded to short. Kendra Saunders’ throw to second to force out  Felder went wide right, allowing Jessica Cooper, Felder and White to score to give the Aggies a 6-0 lead. Adia Dial kept the inning going by reaching on a two-base error. Freshman Jessie Larson singled to score Dial. Tangala Conover also reached on a error, setting up Lillian Bullock’s three-run home run to give the Aggies a 9-0 lead.

Veney, who started the 13-run second inning, followed Bullock’s homer with one of her own. Bullock has five home runs on the young season. Veney’s homer gave the Aggies a 10-0 lead as they would add on four more runs and came away from the second with a 14-0 lead.

Bullock and Veney pulled off the back-to-back homer run feat again in the fifth, this time with two out in the inning. Veney has three home runs on the season and three for her career.

The game ended in the fifth because of the 10-run rule. Sasha Philpot (3-3) earned the win, while striking out five. The Aggies (5-7) resume play in the invitational Saturday at noon when they face Winston-Salem State from the Complex.