Box Score JACKSON, Tenn.-Host Union won 9-2 Sunday afternoon over the Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs to complete a three-game sweep in the series.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Union (11-5, 3-3 GSC) plated three runs in the bottom of the first on three singles and two errors.
• CBU (4-12, 0-6) pulled within a run when they scored twice in the top of the second.
Kylie Steagall (San Diego, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) was hit by a pitch, and
Julia Schassburger (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central HS) reached on a fielders choice. After
Olivia Parsels (Germantown, Tenn./St. Benedict HS) sacrificed them to second and third,
Alexis Seward (Chino, Calif./Chino HS) singled to right to score Steagall, and Schassburger came home on an error.
• The Lady Bulldogs scored a run in the bottom of the inning on a hit batter and two singles.
• UU tacked on another run in the third on a double and a single.
• Union added two more runs to its lead in the fifth inning on two singles and a triple.
• The Lady Bulldogs set the final margin with two runs in the sixth on two singles and a double.
KEY STATS:
• Seward went 2-for-2 with a walk and one RBI.
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Lauren Provence (Millington, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS) was 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit single.
• Parsels went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice.
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Maddi Welch (Munford, Tenn./Munford HS) was 1-for-4.
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Holly Oyhenart (Menifee, Calif./Paloma Valley HS) went 1-for-4.
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Lady Bucs step out of GSC play Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. as they visit UT-Martin. Their next home game is Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., when they host No. 19 Alabama Huntsville for a doubleheader.
