MEMPHIS – Visiting Delta State held on for a 4-2 victory over the Christian Brothers University softball team, on Sunday at Bland Field. 

FINAL SCORE: Delta State 4 (19-9, 9-6 GSC), CBU 2 (6-21, 1-13 GSC) 
 
GAME CHANGER:
- Trailing 4-2 in the fifth inning, CBU had the bases loaded but DSU pitcher Nicole Fullilove forced a groundout to end the threat. 


INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Lady Statesmen finished the game with a 9-4 edge in hits.
- Ashley Dyer (2-for-3) had two of the four CBU hits, including a double.   
- Sierra Anderson hit her first home run of the season. 
- Starting pitcher Julia Schassburger had one of her best outings of the season, allowing three earned runs, on nine hits, in seven innings of work. 
 

KEY PLAYS:
-  DSU opened the scoring in the second, using a solo home run. 
- One inning later, the Lady Statesmen capitalized on a CBU miscue to to increase the lead to 2-0. 
- The Lady Bucs responded in the bottom half of the inning, when Dyer smacked an RBI double. 
- Both teams added a run in the fourth inning. CBU cut the lead to 3-2, when Sierra Anderson slapped a line drive home run to left field. 
- After DSU increased its lead to 5-2, in the fifth inning, the Lady Bucs had the bases loaded, with two outs, but Fullilove got out of the jam.
- CBU left a runner stranded in the sixth inning, but was retired in order in the final inning. 


NOTEWORTHY:
- Maddi Welch is now tied for seventh, in CBU history, with 177 games played. 
- Dyer leads CBU with 11 multiple hit games. 

UP NEXT:
- The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, March 23 when they travel to face Lee University for a three-game Gulf South Conference series.
   First pitch is scheduled for noon.