>Site: 
Winston-Salem, N.C. | Blixt Field

>Scores: 
Game 1: Salem 6, St. Andrews 2
Game 2: St. Andrews 5, Salem 3

>Records: 
Salem (1-3) / St. Andrews (2-14)

>Next Games: 
Agnes Scott vs. Salem | February 28 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Blixt Field | 3 / 5 p.m.
Guilford vs. Salem | March 1 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Blixt Field | 4 / 6 p.m.
Grace (Ind.) vs. Salem | March 2 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Blixt Field | 2 / 4 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Salem first year Riley Dennis fanned eight St. Andrews hitters, while Carmen Duffey blasted a two-run home run and Reese Upton delivered a two RBI double, to help the Spirits earn a split with a 6-2 victory in game one at Blixt Field on Thursday afternoon. The Knights bounced back to take game two by a 5-3 margin, completing the second-ever series between the two programs. 

Dennis (1-1) struck out eight of the 27 batters she faced, while allowing just two runs on seven hits in the victory. Salem took advantage of three-run second, highlighted by the Duffey home run and a Mackenzie Kramer double, to grab a 4-1 lead. The Spirits tacked on two runs in the sixth behind a double from Upton and a grounder by Kayla Dick, to close out their first win of the season by a 6-2 margin. 

St. Andrews' Meghan Fritz limited Salem's offense in the second game to five hits, while she struck out five Spirit hitters to give the Knights a 5-3 win. St. Andrews notched four runs in the third, taking advantage of a Spirits miscue, with Fritz helping out her own cause with a two RBI single to right. Salem scored two runs in the sixth, courtesy a double by Olivia Porter, along with one in the seventh on an Upton sacrifice fly, but fell short in its rally. 

GAME 1 | Salem 6, St. Andrews 2
W: Riley Dennis (1-1) / L: Valentina Jara (0-1) 
Salem Leaders: Riley Dennis (7 IP, 2 H, 8 K's), Carmen Duffey (1-3, 2 RBI, HR), Maleah Tate (2-2, 2 runs, 4 SB), Reese Upton (1-3, 2 RBI, double)

SALEM HIGHLIGHTS
-Maleah Tate reached base on a leadoff walk and after stealing two bases scooted home on a sacrifice fly by Kayla Dick, tying the game at one-all. 
-Olivia Porter opened the second with a walk, moving to second on a stolen base before Mackenzie Kramer brought her home on a double to left centerfield. Carmen Duffey followed that with a two-run home run on the first pitch to provide Salem with the 3-1 lead. 
-Leading 4-2 heading into the home half of the sixth, Tate opened the inning with a base hit to left and stole second. Reese Upton followed with a double to left, plating Tate, as Salem moved in front 5-2.
-Upton provided the Spirits with an insurance run, scoring from third on an out by Kayla Dick, resulting in a 6-2 score. 
-First year pitcher Riley Dennis fanned eight Knight hitters over the course of the game. 

ST. ANDREWS HIGHLIGHTS
-The Knights scored the first run of the game when Valentina Jara reached on a walk and advanced to second on a steal before heading home on a double to left by Meghan Fritz.
-St. Andrews opened the third inning with three consecutive singles, loading the bases for Fritz, who reached on a fielder's choice that sliced the Salem lead to 4-2.  

GAME 2 | St. Andrews 5, Salem 3
W: Meghan Fritz (1-0) / L: Isabella Morales (0-2)
Salem Leaders: Olivia Porter (1-3, 2 RBI, double), Reese Upton (2-2, RBI, run, double), Maleah Tate (1-4, 2 SB)

SALEM HIGHLIGHTS
-The Salem first year tandem of Olivia Porter and Reese Upton accounted for three of the five hits, with both players notching a double. 
-Isabella Morales tossed six innings, allowing eight hits and five runs (one earned run), while striking out two Knight hitters. 
-Salem scored two runs in the sixth inning, starting with a leadoff walk of Upton. Kayla Dick moved her teammate to second after being hit by a pitch and the pair moved to third on a NeVaeha George single to left. 
-With the bases loaded after the George single, a double by Porter plated both Upton and Dick in succession, resulting in a 5-2 contest. 
-The final run of the game came in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Upton that scored Tate, who had reached base on a single to second. 
-Griffin Pearce toed the rubber for one inning for the Spirits, holding the Knights hitless in the process. 

ST. ANDREWS HIGHLIGHTS
-The Knights put four runs on the board in the top of the third. Cat Berger led off the inning with a single to left centerfield, moving to third on a single from Olivia Plybon. Valentina Jara reached on a fielder's choice that plated Berger for the first run. 
-Meghan Fritz dropped a single into right field, extending the Knights' lead to 3-0 by plating both Plybon and Berger. The final run crossed the plate when Gabriella Pantoja hit a double to left field that brought home Fritz for the fourth run of the third. 
-The Knights extended their lead to 5-0 in the game with a sixth inning blast over the left centerfield wall by Fritz.