VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The No. 11 Lynchburg Hornets were too much for Salisbury University to handle on Sunday in a neutral site softball doubleheader a day after the Sea Gulls upset No. 4 Louisiana College. The Hornets (12-0) took the first game 1-0 and followed that up with a 6-3 win over the Gulls (3-3) in the opening weekend of Salisbury's 2008 schedule.

Lynchburg scored its only run in the first game on a RBI double by Amber James in the top of the fourth inning off Salisbury starting pitcher Stacy Davis (2-1). Davis went the distance and gave up four hits and four walks. The Sea Gulls only managed three hits off Lynchburg starter Barbie Miles. Senior Kurisha Hoffman had a double for the Gulls in the loss.

In the second game, the Hornets plated two runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Sea Gull starter Kortni Pedlow (1-1) suffered the loss as she only lasted 2 2-3 innings. Davis came in on relief for two innings followed by junior Rachel Hastings for 1 1-3 innings. Salisbury scored a run in the fourth and two in the seventh inning. Hoffman slammed a solo home run in the seventh. Jen Cahall, Stacey Malarkey (two doubles) and Hoffman each had two hits in the loss for SU.

Lynchburg's Katie Bruce recorded the complete game victory for the Hornets.

Salisbury will next travel to Chestertown, Md., on Wednesday, March 5, to face Eastern Shore rival Washington (Md.) College at 2 p.m. in a non-conference game.