ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Henderson State earned a 4-3 (8 innings) walk-off win in the opener, and used an eight run inning to take game two 10-2 (5) in a doubleheader sweep of the Christian Brothers University softball team, on Tuesday, at Dee White Field.
GAME ONE: Henderson State 4 (7-16) CBU 3 (2-16)
GAME CHANGER:
- Trailing 3-2 in the seventh, Henderson State was down to its final out, and got a game-tying single from Abbie Mooore.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Lady Bucs were outhit 9-5.
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Kendall Westbrooks hit her fourth home run of the season.
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Memory Willingham recorded her first career triple.
- The Lady Bucs executed three sacrifice bunts.
- Starting pitcher
Macy Cumming went the distance, allowing two earned runs on nine hits, with four strikeouts.
KEY PLAYS:
- After just five combined hits, through four innings, CBU took advantage of a two-base error when
Elaina McGill hit an RBI single to score Willingham.
- In the sixth, CBU added to its lead on the two-run home run by Westbrooks.
- HSU answered in the bottom half when Addie Jordan answered with her own two-run homer.
- After CBU stranded an insurance run in the seventh, the Reddies were down to their final out of the game before Moore's hit tied it at three.
- In the eighth, the Lady Bucs had a pair in scoring position but a pop out ended the inning.
- With the international tiebreaker in effect (runner placed on second to start extra innings) HSU loaded the bases, with. no outs and scored the game-winner on a one out single.
GAME TWO: Henderson State 10 (8-16) CBU 2 (2-17) (5)
GAME CHANGER:
- Henderson State took advantage of a pair of CBU miscues to score eight runs in the fourth inning.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Henderson State finished the game with a 10-8 edge in hits.
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Elaina McGill led CBU at the plate, as she finished 2-for-3 with an RBI double.
KEY PLAYS:
- After CBU scored on an error in the second, HSU answered in the second before exploding for eight runs in the fourth.
- McGill's double, in the fifth made the score 9-2.
- The hosts ended the game in the fifth with an RBI double by Czoey White.
UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, March 27 when they are scheduled to host Delta State, at Saint Benedict at Auburndale High School. First pitch is scheduled for noon.
