Sullivan’s arm, bat help softball split at Ferrum

FERRUM, Va. — With the arm and bat of senior Taylor Sullivan , Averett University softball defeated Ferrum College 6-1 before falling 7-2 in Game 2 to split an Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader on Tuesday evening. In Game 1, Ferrum (7-25, 5-11 ODAC) took a 1-0 lead in the third thanks to an error. That stood as the only run for either team until the sixth, when Sullivan helped her own cause with an RBI double to right-center field to tie the game. Sophomore Mackenzi Luckenbaugh then reached on an error, which allowed another run to score as Averett…