MONTGOMERY, Ala.-The Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs dropped a pair of games in the Auburn-Montgomery Tournament Saturday.
GAME 1:
WHAT HAPPENED:
Spring Hill (5-3) scored 10 runs in the first three innings and withstood a CBU (2-4) rally to win 11-8.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Lady Bucs opened the scoring with three runs in the first.
Holly Oyhenart (Menifee, Calif./Paloma Valley HS) led off with a single. After stealing second, she scored on a
Julia Schassburger (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central HS) single.
Kylie Steagall (San Diego, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) doubled Schassburger to third, and both scored on an
Alexis Seward (Chino, Calif./Chino HS) single.
• Spring Hill evened the game in the bottom of the frame with three runs on a hit batter, two singles and a double.
• CBU scored twice in the top of the second.
Jacqueline Conlan (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS) drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a
Maddi Welch (Munford, Tenn./Munford HS) single to left. After Conlan was forced out when Oyhenart grounded into a force play, Welch scored on a
Toni Rizzo (St. Rose, La./John Curtis Christian) error, and an error allowed Oyhenart to score.
• The Badgers regained the lead with four runs in the bottom of the second on five singles, an error and a sacrifice bunt.
• SHC extended their lead to 10-5 in the third inning with three runs on two singles and two doubles.
• Spring Hill tacked on another score in the fourth with a run on a double, an error and a sacrifice fly.
• The Lady Bucs halved their deficit with a two-out rally in the top of the seventh. Schassburger, Steagall and
Sierra Anderson (Olive Branch, Miss./Lewisburg HS) worked three straight two-out walks to load the bases.
Olivia Parsels (Germantown, Tenn./St. Benedict HS) cleared the bases with a double to the gap in left-center, but a popout ended the game a batter later.
KEY STATS:
• Schassburger went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and one RBI.
• Parsels was 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
• Seward went 1-for-3 with a run and two RBI.
• Steagall was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, a hit batter and two runs.
• Oyhenart went 0-for-1 but was hit twice, drew a walk and stole a base.
GAME 2:
WHAT HAPPENED:
Auburn-Montgomery (3-3) pitcher Rachel Ragland threw a one-hit shutout as the Warhawks won 6-0 over CBU.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• AUM scored twice in the first inning on a walk and a Sydney Dishman homer.
• The Warhawks tacked on another run in the second on a walk, an error and an RBI groundout.
• AUM added another pair in the fourth inning on a triple, a single, a double and two walks.
• The Warhawks set the final margin in the bottom of the sixth with a run on a walk, a single, a wild pitch and an RBI groundout.
KEY STATS:
• Steagall provided the Lady Bucs' hit as she led off the fifth with a double to right-center.
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Lady Bucs return to action tomorrow as they face the same two teams. They take on AUM at 11 a.m. and Spring Hill at 1:30 p.m. Their home opener is set for next Saturday, when they host Valdosta State for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.