CLEVELAND, Miss. – Starting pitcher McKenna Rose pitched a complete game shutout to help the Christian Brothers University softball team earn a doubleheader split with Delta State, on Saturday at University Field. 

After CBU earned a 3-0 win in game one, Delta State came from behind to win 7-6 (8), in game two, denying the Lady Bucs a doubleheader sweep. 

The shutout of DSU marked the first time the Lady Bucs have not allowed a run against a Gulf South Conference opponent since defeating West Florida 5-0 on March 1, 2015.

GAME ONE:  CBU 3 (6-6, 2-2 GSC), DSU 0 (3-9, 0-4 GSC)  
 
GAME CHANGER:
- McKenna Rose did not allow a run, and surrendered just five hits. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- DSU finished with a 5-3 advantage in hits. 
- All three CBU hits were for extra bases. 
- Kendall Westbrooks and Elaina McGill had doubles for CBU. 
- Bree Brady hit her second home run of the season. 
- Rose struck out four batters and walked just one. 

KEY PLAYS:
- The game was scoreless, until the fifth inning, when CBU took advantage of an error to plate two runs. 
- CBU added an insurance run in the sixth when Bree Brady smacked a home run. 
 
GAME TWO: DSU 7 (4-9, 1-4 GSC), CBU 6 (6-7, 2-3) 
 
GAME CHANGER:
- DSU hit three home runs including a two-run shot, to tie the game, in the seventh. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Both teams finished with 10 hits. 
- Mackenzie Puckett led the Lady Bucs, going 3-for-3 with four RBIs. Puckett hit a pair of home runs, including a three-run round tripper in the seventh.
- Ashley Dyer also hit a home run for the Lady Bucs. 
- Dyer and Elaina McGill finished with two hits apiece.  
 
KEY PLAYS:
- DSU hit a two-run home run to take the lead in the first inning. 
- The Lady Bucs responded in the second when a sac fly by McGill plated Brady. 
- Puckett's solo home run tied the game at two, in the fourth, but DSU retook the lead, with a home run, in the bottom of the inning. 
- Trailing 3-2 in the seventh, Puckett's three run home run gave the Lady Bucs a 5-3 lead. 
- DSU kept the game alive with a home run of its own, a two-run blast, in the bottom of the seventh. 
- Dyer's home run gave the Lady Bucs the lead in the eighth, but an RBI single, by DSU tied the game at six. 
- DSU plated the winning run in the bottom half of the eighth, when it took advantage of an error. 

NOTEABLES:
- The two home run game for Puckett was the first of her career. Her four RBI's are a career-high. 
- Dyer's home run was the second of her career. 

UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to wrap up the series with DSU on Sunday, Feb. 23. First pitch is scheduled for noon.