GREENSBORO, NC (April 28, 2025)  --It was a rough day for Greensboro pitchers, as the No. 21 Pfeiffer Falcons put up seven runs en route to a 7-2 victory over the Pride on Sunday in game one of the final regular season doubleheader of the season.

Senior Emma Bullin (23-4) got the win for Pfeiffer (29-7, 17-0). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on six hits, allowing two walks and striking out three.

Offensively, the Falcons were paced by Emma Chopko, who went 2-for-2 on the day with a double, a walk and two RBI. Bullin furnished a standout performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. N. Auman also contributed for Pfeiffer, putting together one hit in two trips to the plate while adding a double and a walk.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons got on the scoreboard first, starting in the third inning. Pfeiffer scored twice, with one run coming across on Bullin's single.

The Pride then gained ground, narrowing the lead to 2-1 until the Falcons expanded their advantage in the fourth. Pfeiffer pushed across a run on Chopko's two-out RBI double, which brought the score to 3-1 in favor of the Falcons.

Greensboro narrowed Pfeiffer's lead to 3-2 before the Falcons stretched the advantage to 6-2 in the sixth inning.

Pfeiffer kept the Pride without a run before their offense got things moving the next inning. Charly Cooper crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Falcons, bringing the Pfeiffer advantage to 7-2. The score remained 7-2 for the rest of the game, as the Falcons coasted to the win.

GAME NOTES

» Pfeiffer's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed three runs across.
» The Falcons out-hit the Pride at a 10-6 clip.
» Both Ky Perdue and Cooper stole two bases in Sunday's game.
» The Falcons swiped seven bases as a team.
» Pfeiffer went 5-for-12 (.417) with runners in scoring position.
» Pfeiffer pitchers faced 30 Greensboro hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out three.
» The Falcons drew four walks from Greensboro pitching.
» Chopko led the Falcons at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI.
» Greensboro was led offensively by S. Conger, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
» A. Frazier led the Pride pitching staff, throwing 3.2 innings of three-run ball.

Gracie Griffin collected four RBIs to help power the Pfeiffer Falcons over the Greensboro Pride 9-4 on Sunday in game two.

Emma Bullin (24-4) once again got the win for Pfeiffer (30-7, 18-0). The right-hander went five innings, giving up four runs, all of them earned, on seven hits, allowing three walks and striking out two. Peyton Lane also pitched well, going two shutout innings while allowing one hit, walking none and striking out one.

Griffin went 2-for-4 with a double in addition to her four RBIs for the Falcons. Sophomore Landry Stewart put together a standout performance as well, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Ky Perdue also helped out for Pfeiffer, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons were trailing 2-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Pfeiffer's offense started clicking and put up four runs, including a two-run double off the bat of Griffin and a two-run single from Stewart.

The Pride failed to push any runs across before the Falcons offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Pfeiffer scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Perdue, which brought the Falcons lead to 5-2.

Greensboro narrowed Pfeiffer's lead to 5-4 before the Falcons stretched the advantage to 9-4 in the sixth inning. The Falcons bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a two-run single off the bat of Griffin. The score remained 9-4 for the rest of the game, as Pfeiffer coasted to the win.

GAME NOTES

» Griffin drove in four runs for Pfeiffer.
» Pfeiffer's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Six Falcons had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Falcons out-hit the Pride at a 14-8 clip.
» Perdue stole three bases and C. Cooper swiped two in Sunday's game.
» The Falcons swiped six bases as a team.
» Pfeiffer went 6-for-15 (.400) with runners in scoring position.
» Pfeiffer pitchers faced 32 Greensboro hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out three.
» Griffin led the Falcons at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI.
» Greensboro was led offensively by S. Harris, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
» E. Ebert led the Pride pitching staff, throwing 1.2 innings of two-run ball.

Superlatives
With the doubleheader sweep, Pfeiffer becomes just the third team to complete a perfect season in USA South play and the first to accomplish the feat since 1999.  Methodist ran the table during that season, finishing a perfect 10-0 in league play.  The only other time a team has returned a perfect season was in 1993, when Christopher Newport finished 8-0 in conference action.

Gracie Griffin set the program record for career doubles with 55, passing Vada Sherrill, who had 54 doubles during her standout career in The Village from 2016-2019.

Pfeiffer claimed the regular season crown for the fifth straight season, dating back to winning the USA South East Division Titles in 2021 and 2022.  Since the USA South realigned in 2023, Pfeiffer has won the regular season three times and the tournament crown twice.

Since 2021, Pfeiffer owns a 74-10 (.881) mark in USA South play.

Pfeiffer head coach Monte Sherrill extends his streak of a conference championship to 35 seasons.  Sherrill earned 26 straight conference regular season or tournament titles at the high school level while coaching at Central Cabarrus and Alexander Central.  Since tapped to head the Falcon program, Sherrill has guided the Falcons to nine consecutive titles which spans from Pfeiffer's Division II days in Conference Carolinas, through Pfeiffer's Division III transition period, and now as an NCAA Division III institution.

By virtue of their USA South regular season title, Pfeiffer has earned the right to host the USA South Tournament for the third straight season.     

The top-seeded Falcons will take on the No. 8 seed William Peace Pacers on Thursday, May 1 at Jack Ingram Field.  Game times will be announced by the USA South in coordination with Pfeiffer University and the participating teams.