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Abby Ferreira hit her first career homer, but the Lady Bucs were swept by Auburn-Montgomery Wednesday.
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Winner Auburn-Montgomery AUM 17-15
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Christian Brothers CBU 6-28
Winner
Auburn-Montgomery AUM
17-15
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Final
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Christian Brothers CBU
6-28
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Auburn-Montgomery AUM 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 0
Christian Brothers CBU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2

W: Taylor Tiffany (5-4) L: Anderson, Sierra (0-9) S: Chanel Newcomer (2)

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Winner Auburn-Montgomery AUM 18-15
5
Christian Brothers CBU 6-29
Winner
Auburn-Montgomery AUM
18-15
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Final
5
Christian Brothers CBU
6-29
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Auburn-Montgomery AUM 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 12 3
Christian Brothers CBU 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 7 0

W: Rachel Ragland (9-6) L: Cotter, Jenna (3-10)

Game Recap: Softball | | Eric Opperman

Warhawks Sweep Lady Bucs

MEMPHIS-Visiting Auburn-Montgomery swept a doubleheader from the Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs Wednesday afternoon at Bland Field, winning the opener 3-1 and claiming an 8-5 win in the nightcap.

GAME 1:
WHAT HAPPENED:
The Warhawks (18-15) scored three runs in the fourth inning as they claimed a 3-1 win in the opener.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• AUM opened the fourth inning with a first-pitch homer by Jaycie Walker, and they turned a double and two errors into two more runs to take a 3-0 win.
• The Lady Bucs (6-29) shaved a run off the deficit in the bottom of the fifth when Abby Ferreira (Santa Clarita, Calif./Saugus HS) launched her first career homer to centerfield to open the inning.

KEY STATS:
• Ferreira went 1-for-3 with a homer, a run and one RBI.
• Julia Schassburger (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central HS) was 1-for-2 with a walk.
• Holly Oyhenart (Menifee, Calif./Paloma Valley HS) went 1-for-3.

GAME 2:
WHAT HAPPENED:
AUM hit three homers and four doubles as they built a 5-0 lead in the first three innings then withstood two CBU comebacks to win 8-5.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• A two-out double followed by back-to-back homers by Kalee Sparks and Rose Schmdit gave AUM a 3-0 lead in the first.
• A one-out Sparks single and a two-run homer by Schmidt extended the Warhawks' lead to 5-0 in the third inning.
• CBU scored twice in the sixth inning. Amber Johnson (Somerville, Tenn./Fayette Academy) singled and stole second, moving to third on an Oyhenart single. Kylie Steagall (San Diego, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) reached on an error, bringing both home to cut the deficit to 5-2.
• AUM tacked on three more in the top of the seventh on three singles and a double.
• The Lady Bucs scored three of their own in the bottom of the inning. Toni Rizzo (St. Rose, La./John Curtis Christian) led off with a double and scored on a Johnson single. After Johnson moved to second on a wild pitch, she scored when Oyhenart reached on a three-base throwing error. Oyhenart scored on a Steagall sacrifice fly to set the final margin.

KEY STATS:
• Johnson went 2-for-4 with a steal, two runs and one RBI.
• Oyhenart was 2-for-4 with a steal and two runs.
• Rizzo went 2-for-3 with a double.
• Steagall was 1-for-3 with two RBI.

WHAT'S NEXT:
CBU returns to action Saturday at 2 p.m. as they host Delta State for a GSC doubleheader.
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