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MAKING HISTORY: McClain hammers TWO ‘grand slams’ in 12-0 rout of Columbia

By Jacob Plecker. GREENSBORO, N.C. — Makayla McClain delivered a day for the ages on Feb. 13 in Greensboro by hitting two grand slams in the first three innings of App State Softball’s contest against Columbia, leading to a 12-0 win in five innings as part of The Spiro Classic softball tournament.
App State then wrapped up the tourney’s second day by run-ruling Fairfield to sweep the doubleheader and move to 7-0 on the season.

McClain in Rare Air

To put into context what McClain did in the first game of the doubleheader, only 13 Major League Baseball players have hit two grand slams in a game — ever, in all of professional baseball history.

McClain finished 2-2 against the Lions (0-1) with a career-best eight RBIs and reached base six times across the doubleheader.

In the two complete games on Feb. 13, App State (7-0) outscored its two foes, 21-1, while tallying 19 hits. McClain and Julia Girk paced the Mountaineers with four hits apiece for the doubleheader, while Leah Gore posted a three-RBI contest against Fairfield (2-3), and Madison McIntyre and Dakota Daniel both drove home two runs across the doubleheader.

In addition to the offense, Camryn Fisher bounced back well from her rough outing on Feb. 12 against UNCG to pick up two wins on Friday. She pitched every inning of the doubleheader and allowed just one run and five hits. Fisher now sits at 4-0 on the season, which puts her in a tie for first place in the Sun Belt Conference.

Up Next

The Mountaineers are set to conclude The Spiro Classic on Saturday with another doubleheader, facing off with Columbia and UNCG for the second time this weekend. App State will kick off the day at 10 a.m. against the Lions before wrapping up play at 3 p.m. against the Spartans. Both games can be followed along via Live Stats.
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