Official Box Score - Final
North Carolina AT at Western Carolina
02/11/2026

Score by Innings12345RHELOB
North Carolina AT00002 2555
Western Carolina5128 161408
Win: Batson,AG (1-0)Loss: Hardy,Lauren (1-1)Save: None.


North Carolina AT 2 (2-5 )
#PlayerPosABRHRBIBBKPOAELOB
12 Brown,ShandiCF2010104000
3 Merritt,AniyaDH2000000000
42 Robinson,Tyra (PH)1000000000
34 Sims,DestinyLF3021000001
15 Moss,Jamari1B3000013003
14 Mears,Ayanna2B2000013100
8 Finley,BriaRF2000001000
7 Glover,TrinityC1000111000
10 James,JadenSS0000000030
27 McCauley,Ava (SS)2110000101
9 Krupey,Andria3B2110000100
00 Hardy,LaurenP0000000020
17 Alexander,Maliyah (P)0000000000
2 Williams,Aaliyah (P)0000000000
Totals202512312355
BATTING
2B: Krupey [1] (off Bunsic).
TB: Krupey 2. 2-Out RBI: Sims.
Team RISP: 1-5.
Western Carolina 16 (2-0 )
#PlayerPosABRHRBIBBKPOAELOB
3 Bell,Lily2B3210001202
9 Lyda,KaydenSS3111000000
7 Bumgarner,Sydnee (SS)1100000000
77 Dirks,SydneyLF4010001000
66 McPherson,Maya3B2221101300
2 Giglio,Ava (PH/3B)1100000100
35 Batson,AGP4234000102
4 Bunsic,Briony (P)0000000100
8 Murphy,EmilyDH0200300000
15 Shambley,Kimber (PH/DH)1011000000
22 Marks,CourtneyCF3211001002
1 Burce,Amari (PH)0001000000
24 Stewman,Tate1B3125118000
17 Waitley,TaylorC2110002000
75 Russell,Autumn (PH/C)2111001002
33 Kindle,EmmaRF0000000000
Totals291614155115808
BATTING
2B: Waitley [1] (off Hardy); Batson 2 (off Hardy) (off Hardy).
HR: Stewman [1] (4th, 0 out, RBI off Alexander); Russell [1] (4th, 0 out, RBI off Alexander)
TB: Waitley 2; Stewman 5; Batson 5; Russell 4. 2-Out RBI: Marks; Stewman; Batson 3; McPherson; Lyda. SH: Bell. SF: Burce.
Team RISP: 8-15.
BASERUNNING
SB: Bell [3].

NCATiphrerbbkbfabnpst
17 Alexander,Maliyah (3.2)0.14551065145
00 Hardy,Lauren (L) (4)3.0101163127239051
2 Williams,Aaliyah (4.1)0.20001031149
Totals4.014161151362911865
WP: Hardy 5 [9]; Williams [2]. SFA: Williams. Inher. Rnrs: Hardy 1/1; Alexander 0/2; Williams 2/3.
GO-FO: Alexander 0-1; Hardy 4-3; Williams 0-2.
WCUiphrerbbkbfabnpst
35 Batson,AG (W)4.02001215145632
4 Bunsic,Briony (5)1.032211762312
Totals5.05222322207944
WP: Batson; Bunsic.
GO-FO: Batson 6-3; Bunsic 2-0.

Umpires: HP: Tammy Cooper; 1B: Tonya Cash; 2B: ; 3B: Dustin Holton.
First Pitch:4:14 PM. Duration:.
Attendance:


Play By Play (Full) - Final
North Carolina AT at Western Carolina
02/11/2026 at Catamount Softball Complex ()


Score by Innings12345RHELOB
North Carolina AT00002 2555
Western Carolina5128 161408

North Carolina AT starters:
12/cf/Brown,Shandi; 3/dh/Merritt,Aniya; 34/lf/Sims,Destiny; 15/1b/Moss,Jamari; 14/2b/Mears,Ayanna; 8/rf/Finley,Bria; 7/c/Glover,Trinity; 10/ss/James,Jaden; 9/3b/Krupey,Andria; 00/p/Hardy,Lauren;

Western Carolina starters:
3/2b/Bell,Lily; 9/ss/Lyda,Kayden; 77/lf/Dirks,Sydney; 66/3b/McPherson,Maya; 35/p/Batson,AG; 8/dh/Murphy,Emily; 22/cf/Marks,Courtney; 24/1b/Stewman,Tate; 17/c/Waitley,Taylor; 33/rf/Kindle,Emma;


1st Inning
Top of 1st - NCAT batting
Brown,Shandi flied out to cf (0-0).
Merritt,Aniya grounded out, 2b to 1b (0-0).
Sims,Destiny singled up the middle (0-1 K).
Moss,Jamari struck out swinging (3-2 KBBBSS).

Bottom of 1st - WCU batting
Bell,Lily reached on a fielding error fielding by ss by James,Jaden (E6) (3-1 BBBK).
Lyda,Kayden flied out down the right field line putout by rf (2-0 BB).
Dirks,Sydney fouled out to 1b (0-0).
Bell,Lily stole second base.
McPherson,Maya walked (3-0 BBBB).
McPherson,Maya advanced to second base on a wild pitch; Bell,Lily advanced to third base on a wild pitch.
Batson,AG doubled to right field, 2RBI (3-2 KFBBB); Bell,Lily scored, unearned; McPherson,Maya scored from second base, unearned.
Batson,AG advanced to third base on a wild pitch.
Murphy,Emily walked (3-2 BBFBKFB).
Marks,Courtney reached on a fielding error fielding by ss by James,Jaden (E6), RBI (1-1 BK); Batson,AG scored, unearned; Murphy,Emily advanced to second base.
Marks,Courtney advanced to second base on a wild pitch; Murphy,Emily advanced to third base on a wild pitch.
Marks,Courtney advanced to third base on a wild pitch; Murphy,Emily scored on a wild pitch, unearned.
Stewman,Tate singled to shallow right field, RBI (3-2 BKBBK); Marks,Courtney scored, unearned.
Waitley,Taylor reached on a fielding error fielding by ss by James,Jaden (E6) (2-1 BKB); Stewman,Tate advanced to second base.
NCAT defensive substitution: McCauley,Ava replaces James,Jaden at ss
Bell,Lily grounded out to 1b, unassisted (0-0).

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2nd Inning
Top of 2nd - NCAT batting
Mears,Ayanna grounded out, 2b to 1b (3-2 BBKKB).
Finley,Bria lined out to 2b (2-2 KBBF).
Glover,Trinity walked (3-2 KBKBBFB).
McCauley,Ava grounded out, 3b to 1b (0-0).

Bottom of 2nd - WCU batting
Lyda,Kayden grounded out, 2b to 1b (0-1 F).
Dirks,Sydney grounded out to 2b, unassisted (1-1 BK).
McPherson,Maya infield singled to third base (0-1 F).
McPherson,Maya advanced to second base on a wild pitch.
Batson,AG doubled to shallow right field, RBI (2-0 BB); McPherson,Maya scored from second base.
Murphy,Emily walked (3-2 BBFBKB).
Marks,Courtney reached on a fielder's choice hit to short (2-1 KBB); Murphy,Emily out at second base, ss to 2b.

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3rd Inning
Top of 3rd - NCAT batting
Krupey,Andria grounded out, 3b to 1b (1-1 BS).
Brown,Shandi singled to center field (1-0 B).
Brown,Shandi advanced to second base on a wild pitch.
Merritt,Aniya called out to 3b (1-2 FBF).
Sims,Destiny flied out to lf (3-1 BBSB).

Bottom of 3rd - WCU batting
Stewman,Tate struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS).
Waitley,Taylor doubled to left center (1-2 BKK).
Bell,Lily sacrifice bunt, 3b to 2b (0-0); Waitley,Taylor advanced to third base.
Lyda,Kayden infield singled to second base, RBI (1-0 B); Waitley,Taylor scored.
Dirks,Sydney singled through the left side of the infield (0-0); Lyda,Kayden advanced to second base.
McPherson,Maya singled to right center, RBI (0-0); Lyda,Kayden scored from second base; Dirks,Sydney advanced from first base to third base.
NCAT pitching change: Alexander,Maliyah replaces Hardy,Lauren.
Batson,AG flied out to cf (1-0 B).

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4th Inning
Top of 4th - NCAT batting
WCU defensive substitution: Bumgarner,Sydnee replaces Lyda,Kayden at ss
Moss,Jamari grounded out, p to 1b (3-2 KFBBB).
Mears,Ayanna struck out swinging (2-2 BKBSS).
Finley,Bria grounded out, 3b to 1b (1-0 B).

Bottom of 4th - WCU batting
Murphy,Emily walked (3-0 BBBB).
Marks,Courtney singled through the left side of the infield (1-0 B); Murphy,Emily advanced to second base.
Stewman,Tate homered to deep center field, 1st of season, 3RBI (0-0); Murphy,Emily scored from second base; Marks,Courtney scored from first base.
WCU substitution: Russell,Autumn pinch hitting for Waitley,Taylor.
Russell,Autumn homered to right center, 1st of season, RBI (1-0 B).
Bell,Lily singled through the left side of the infield (2-0 BB).
NCAT pitching change: Hardy,Lauren replaces Alexander,Maliyah.
Bumgarner,Sydnee reached on a fielding error fielding by p by Hardy,Lauren (E1) (1-2 KBSF); Bell,Lily advanced to second base.
Dirks,Sydney flied out to cf (2-1 BSB).
WCU substitution: Giglio,Ava pinch hitting for McPherson,Maya.
Giglio,Ava reached on a fielding error fielding by p by Hardy,Lauren (E1) (2-0 BB); Bell,Lily advanced to third base; Bumgarner,Sydnee advanced to second base.
Batson,AG infield singled to short, RBI (0-2 KF); Bell,Lily scored; Bumgarner,Sydnee advanced to third base; Giglio,Ava advanced to second base.
WCU substitution: Shambley,Kimber pinch hitting for Murphy,Emily.
Shambley,Kimber singled to left center, RBI (0-0); Bumgarner,Sydnee scored; Giglio,Ava advanced to third base; Batson,AG advanced to second base.
NCAT pitching change: Williams,Aaliyah replaces Hardy,Lauren.
WCU substitution: Burce,Amari pinch hitting for Marks,Courtney.
Burce,Amari sacrifice fly to cf, RBI (0-0); Giglio,Ava scored; Batson,AG advanced to third base; Shambley,Kimber advanced to second base.
Stewman,Tate walked, RBI (3-2 BFBFBB); Batson,AG scored on a wild pitch.
Russell,Autumn flied out to cf (1-2 KKFFFB).

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5th Inning
Top of 5th - NCAT batting
WCU position change: Giglio,Ava remains in the game at 3b
WCU pitching change: Bunsic,Briony replaces Batson,AG.
WCU position change: Shambley,Kimber remains in the game at dh
WCU substitution: Marks,Courtney replaces Burce,Amari at cf, batting 7th.
WCU position change: Russell,Autumn remains in the game at c
Glover,Trinity struck out looking (2-2 BSBKK).
McCauley,Ava singled through the left side of the infield (0-0).
Krupey,Andria doubled to center field (1-2 SFB); McCauley,Ava advanced from first base to third base.
Brown,Shandi walked (3-1 BBFBB).
NCAT substitution: Robinson,Tyra pinch hitting for Merritt,Aniya.
Brown,Shandi advanced to second base on a wild pitch; Krupey,Andria advanced to third base on a wild pitch; McCauley,Ava scored on a wild pitch.
Robinson,Tyra grounded out, p to 1b (2-1 FBB).
Sims,Destiny infield singled to second base, RBI (1-0 B); Krupey,Andria scored; Brown,Shandi advanced to third base.
Moss,Jamari grounded out, 3b to 1b (1-0 B).

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Scoring Innings - Final
North Carolina AT at Western Carolina
02/11/2026 at Catamount Softball Complex ()


Score by Innings12345RHELOB
North Carolina AT00002 2555
Western Carolina5128 161408

North Carolina AT starters:
12/cf/Brown,Shandi; 3/dh/Merritt,Aniya; 34/lf/Sims,Destiny; 15/1b/Moss,Jamari; 14/2b/Mears,Ayanna; 8/rf/Finley,Bria; 7/c/Glover,Trinity; 10/ss/James,Jaden; 9/3b/Krupey,Andria; 00/p/Hardy,Lauren;

Western Carolina starters:
3/2b/Bell,Lily; 9/ss/Lyda,Kayden; 77/lf/Dirks,Sydney; 66/3b/McPherson,Maya; 35/p/Batson,AG; 8/dh/Murphy,Emily; 22/cf/Marks,Courtney; 24/1b/Stewman,Tate; 17/c/Waitley,Taylor; 33/rf/Kindle,Emma;


Bottom of 1st - WCU batting
Bell,Lily reached on a fielding error fielding by ss by James,Jaden (E6) (3-1 BBBK).
Lyda,Kayden flied out down the right field line putout by rf (2-0 BB).
Dirks,Sydney fouled out to 1b (0-0).
Bell,Lily stole second base.
McPherson,Maya walked (3-0 BBBB).
McPherson,Maya advanced to second base on a wild pitch; Bell,Lily advanced to third base on a wild pitch.
Batson,AG doubled to right field, 2RBI (3-2 KFBBB); Bell,Lily scored, unearned; McPherson,Maya scored from second base, unearned.
Batson,AG advanced to third base on a wild pitch.
Murphy,Emily walked (3-2 BBFBKFB).
Marks,Courtney reached on a fielding error fielding by ss by James,Jaden (E6), RBI (1-1 BK); Batson,AG scored, unearned; Murphy,Emily advanced to second base.
Marks,Courtney advanced to second base on a wild pitch; Murphy,Emily advanced to third base on a wild pitch.
Marks,Courtney advanced to third base on a wild pitch; Murphy,Emily scored on a wild pitch, unearned.
Stewman,Tate singled to shallow right field, RBI (3-2 BKBBK); Marks,Courtney scored, unearned.
Waitley,Taylor reached on a fielding error fielding by ss by James,Jaden (E6) (2-1 BKB); Stewman,Tate advanced to second base.
NCAT defensive substitution: McCauley,Ava replaces James,Jaden at ss
Bell,Lily grounded out to 1b, unassisted (0-0).
5 R, 2 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.

Bottom of 2nd - WCU batting
Lyda,Kayden grounded out, 2b to 1b (0-1 F).
Dirks,Sydney grounded out to 2b, unassisted (1-1 BK).
McPherson,Maya infield singled to third base (0-1 F).
McPherson,Maya advanced to second base on a wild pitch.
Batson,AG doubled to shallow right field, RBI (2-0 BB); McPherson,Maya scored from second base.
Murphy,Emily walked (3-2 BBFBKB).
Marks,Courtney reached on a fielder's choice hit to short (2-1 KBB); Murphy,Emily out at second base, ss to 2b.
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

Bottom of 3rd - WCU batting
Stewman,Tate struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS).
Waitley,Taylor doubled to left center (1-2 BKK).
Bell,Lily sacrifice bunt, 3b to 2b (0-0); Waitley,Taylor advanced to third base.
Lyda,Kayden infield singled to second base, RBI (1-0 B); Waitley,Taylor scored.
Dirks,Sydney singled through the left side of the infield (0-0); Lyda,Kayden advanced to second base.
McPherson,Maya singled to right center, RBI (0-0); Lyda,Kayden scored from second base; Dirks,Sydney advanced from first base to third base.
NCAT pitching change: Alexander,Maliyah replaces Hardy,Lauren.
Batson,AG flied out to cf (1-0 B).
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.

Bottom of 4th - WCU batting
Murphy,Emily walked (3-0 BBBB).
Marks,Courtney singled through the left side of the infield (1-0 B); Murphy,Emily advanced to second base.
Stewman,Tate homered to deep center field, 1st of season, 3RBI (0-0); Murphy,Emily scored from second base; Marks,Courtney scored from first base.
WCU substitution: Russell,Autumn pinch hitting for Waitley,Taylor.
Russell,Autumn homered to right center, 1st of season, RBI (1-0 B).
Bell,Lily singled through the left side of the infield (2-0 BB).
NCAT pitching change: Hardy,Lauren replaces Alexander,Maliyah.
Bumgarner,Sydnee reached on a fielding error fielding by p by Hardy,Lauren (E1) (1-2 KBSF); Bell,Lily advanced to second base.
Dirks,Sydney flied out to cf (2-1 BSB).
WCU substitution: Giglio,Ava pinch hitting for McPherson,Maya.
Giglio,Ava reached on a fielding error fielding by p by Hardy,Lauren (E1) (2-0 BB); Bell,Lily advanced to third base; Bumgarner,Sydnee advanced to second base.
Batson,AG infield singled to short, RBI (0-2 KF); Bell,Lily scored; Bumgarner,Sydnee advanced to third base; Giglio,Ava advanced to second base.
WCU substitution: Shambley,Kimber pinch hitting for Murphy,Emily.
Shambley,Kimber singled to left center, RBI (0-0); Bumgarner,Sydnee scored; Giglio,Ava advanced to third base; Batson,AG advanced to second base.
NCAT pitching change: Williams,Aaliyah replaces Hardy,Lauren.
WCU substitution: Burce,Amari pinch hitting for Marks,Courtney.
Burce,Amari sacrifice fly to cf, RBI (0-0); Giglio,Ava scored; Batson,AG advanced to third base; Shambley,Kimber advanced to second base.
Stewman,Tate walked, RBI (3-2 BFBFBB); Batson,AG scored on a wild pitch.
Russell,Autumn flied out to cf (1-2 KKFFFB).
8 R, 6 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.

Top of 5th - NCAT batting
WCU position change: Giglio,Ava remains in the game at 3b
WCU pitching change: Bunsic,Briony replaces Batson,AG.
WCU position change: Shambley,Kimber remains in the game at dh
WCU substitution: Marks,Courtney replaces Burce,Amari at cf, batting 7th.
WCU position change: Russell,Autumn remains in the game at c
Glover,Trinity struck out looking (2-2 BSBKK).
McCauley,Ava singled through the left side of the infield (0-0).
Krupey,Andria doubled to center field (1-2 SFB); McCauley,Ava advanced from first base to third base.
Brown,Shandi walked (3-1 BBFBB).
NCAT substitution: Robinson,Tyra pinch hitting for Merritt,Aniya.
Brown,Shandi advanced to second base on a wild pitch; Krupey,Andria advanced to third base on a wild pitch; McCauley,Ava scored on a wild pitch.
Robinson,Tyra grounded out, p to 1b (2-1 FBB).
Sims,Destiny infield singled to second base, RBI (1-0 B); Krupey,Andria scored; Brown,Shandi advanced to third base.
Moss,Jamari grounded out, 3b to 1b (1-0 B).
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.