MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Shorter completed a three-game series sweep of the Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs Saturday afternoon as they won 11-2 in the series finale at Lagoon Park after the series was moved from CBU due to this week's weather.
HOW IT HAPPENED:• The Lady Hawks (9-2, 4-2 GSC) batted around in the first inning, scoring six runs on three singles, a double, a triple, a walk and a hit batter.
• Shorter tacked on four more in the second inning on a Kori Benson grand slam.
• The Lady Bucs (3-11, 1-5) scored twice in the bottom of the third.
Ali Hare (Cape Coral, Fla./Ida Baker HS) was hit by a pitch and
Taylor Rosa-Ramon (Ewa Beach, Hawaii/James Campbell HS) drew a walk.
Jennifer Gonzalez (Covina, Calif./Charter Oak HS) hit an RBI double to score Hare, and Rosa-Ramon scored on a bases-loaded walk to
Kylie Steagall (San Diego, Calif./Steele Canyon HS).
• Shorter set the final margin with a run in the top of the fourth on en error, a stolen base, a passed ball and a groundout.
KEY STATS:• Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with an RBI double.
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Holly Oyhenart (Menifee, Calif./Paloma Valley HS) went 1-for-2.
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Olivia Parsels (Germantown, Tenn./St. Benedict HS) went 1-for-1.
• Steagall, Rosa-Ramon and
Gabrielle Sereika (Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute) each drew walks.
• Steagall allowed one unearned run in three innings of relief. She allowed a walk and a hit with one strikeout.
WHAT'S NEXT:The Lady Bucs come home Wednesday afternoon to host a doubleheader against LeMoyne-Owen.
