CONWAY, SC -- The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers used scores of 2-1 and 11-0 to sweep Sunday's Big South softball doubleheader from the Phoenix. Coastal sophomore Holly Lee blasted three home runs and drove in nine runs to lead the Chants, now 24-21 overall and 8-2 in the Big South. The Phoenix falls to 15-39, 1-9 on the year.

In the opener Elon took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Gina Forcinito (1-for-3, run) scored on a wild pitch. Elon held the slim lead until the bottom of the sixth when Lee hit her first dinger of the day to knot the game at 1-1. CCU would use a homer from Karlye Fortune to lead off the bottom of the seventh to take the game 2-1.

For the Phoenix, Alyssa Martin went 2-for-4, while Emily Hall, Amy Foster and Pam Brock also added hits for Elon. Shawn Browne (7-14) was the hard-luck losing pitcher as she allowed just five hits in six innings while striking out four. Danielle Jenkins (10-7) picked up the complete game win allowing no earned runs on six hits.

Coastal came out hot in the second game, scoring two runs in the first, four in the second and five in the third to take the game 11-0 in five innings.

Dana Richardson recorded two of Elon's five hits in the nightcap and Hall, Foster and Jenny Gustin each added one hit for the Phoenix. Amanda Zentner (4-10) took the loss after allowing two earned runs on three hits in one inning of work. Stephanie Belden (9-10) earned the win with a five hit shutout.

Elon will return to action on Thursday at the Big South Conference Tournament in Salem, VA.

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