GREENWOOD----The Lander softball team split its season-opening, non-conference doubleheader against Newberry on Saturday, winning the second game, 6-5, and dropping the opener, 4-3. (Game 1 Box | Game 2 Box)

Lander, which hosts Queens University at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, and Newberry are both 1-1 overall.

In the first game, the Bearcats Daisy Stewart gave Lander a quick 1-0 lead with she hit a home run in her first collegiate at-bat. Newberry tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning, took a 3-1 lead in the sixth, then scored its final run in the seventh inning.

Christina Kirby (1-0) earned the win, striking out four, walking six and allowing three earned runs on seven hits in the complete seven innings pitched. Lander's Brittany Wallace (0-1) took the loss, striking out four, walking five and allowing three earned runs on four hits in six innings pitched.

Newberry's Sara Powell went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI and Jenny Raines went 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Lander's Melissa Ryals went 2-for-3, while Stewart went 1-for-3.

In the second game, Ashlea Burdette (1-0), earned the victory for Lander, striking out three and allowing two earned runs on 11 hits in the complete seven innings. Newberry's Stephanie Monette (0-1) took the loss, striking out three and allowing four earned runs on nine hits in six innings pitched.

Burdette went 3-for-4 with one double, two runs scored and one RBI, while Corrie Bessinger went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and Ryals went 2-for-3 with four RBI.

Newberry's Courtney Lindler went 3-for-4 with one home run, one double, three runs scored and one RBI; Ginna Dean went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run scored and one RBI; Powell went 3-for-4; and McKenzie Phillips went 2-for-3.

Lander commited six errors, while Newberry had four.