Charlotte started off their first weekend of the 2018 season at Elon on Friday afternoon where they swept the double header. After a long off season, the 49ers set the pace by winning their first game of the year 5-2 against the Phoenix. The second game started out a little rough for the Niners, but they ended up capping off the weekend with another win at 6-3.
Game one Charlotte took the lead in the opening inning with 1-0 when Haley Wiseman struck out two in the bottom of the first. It took until the bottom of the third for Elon to score their first run, but they soon took charge of the game in the bottom of the fourth with the score of 2-1.