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J.T. Webb
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Winner Christian Bros. CBU 4-7, 1-2 GSC
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Auburn Montgomery AUM 7-2, 2-1 GSC
Winner
Christian Bros. CBU
4-7, 1-2 GSC
2
Final
1
Auburn Montgomery AUM
7-2, 2-1 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Christian Bros. CBU 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1
Auburn Montgomery AUM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3

W: Rose , McKenna (4-1) L: C. Newcomer (2-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | J.T. Webb

Lady Bucs Bounce Back to Earn Victory at Auburn Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Less than 24 hours after allowing 19 runs and 22 hits in a doubleheader sweep, the Christian Brothers University softball team fought back to earn a 2-1 victory over Auburn Montgomery, on Sunday, at the AUM Softball Complex. 

The victory over AUM is the first for CBU since the Warhawks joined NCAA Division II as a provisional member (2017). 

FINAL SCORE:  CBU 2 (4-7, 1-2 GSC), AUM 1 (7-2, 2-1 GSC)  
 
GAME CHANGER:
- The Lady Bucs had two of their three hits and scored both runs in the sixth inning.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- AUM finished with a 7-3 advantage in hits. 
- The Warhawks comitted three errors, while CBU had one. 
- Bree Brady and Mackenzie Puckett drove in the runs for CBU.
- McKenna Rose went the distance for the Lady Bucs, allowing one run, on seven hits, with just one walk. 

KEY PLAYS:
- The Warhawks picked up where they left off on Saturday, plating a run in the bottom of the first on
   an RBI triple. 
- AUM left runners stranded four each of the next four innings.
- In the fifth, CBU took advantage of a pair of errors, but left the bases loaded. 
- CBU scored its first run when Bree Brady singled through the left side, scoring Memory Willingham.
- The Lady Bucs plated what proved to be the game winning run when AUM dropped a fly ball, by          Mackenzie Puckett that plated Kendall Westbrooks.
- Rose allowed just one base runner over the final two innings to hold on for the win. 

UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Friday, Feb. 21 when they travel to Delta State. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. 
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