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12
Winner Christian Bros. CHRISTIA 5-19
2
Shorter SHORTER 4-21
Winner
Christian Bros. CHRISTIA
5-19
12
Final
2
Shorter SHORTER
4-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Christian Bros. CHRISTIA 0 0 2 1 1 2 6 12 15 1
Shorter SHORTER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1

W: Cumming, Macy (4-5) L: J. O'Reilly (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | J.T. Webb

Lady Bucs Power Past Shorter to Earn Series Sweep

ROME, Ga. - The Christian Brothers University softball team pounded out a season-high 15 hits on its way to a to a 12-2 win over Shorter, on Saturday, at Alto Park.

The three-game sweep marked the first for CBU over a Gulf South Conference opponent since the league moved to the format in 2014.

FINAL: CBU 12 (6-19, 6-15 GSC) SHORTER 2 (4-21, 0-18 GSC)

GAME CHANGER:
CBU had a season-high 15 hits.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
The Lady Bucs outhit Shorter 15-5.
CBU tied its season high with four doubles.
Josie Bond and Kendall Westbrooks led the Lady Bucs with three hits apiece. Westbrooks scored a game-high three runs.
Bree Brady led CBU with 4 RBIs.
Savannah Crockett, Elaina McGill, Westbrooks, and Brady all recorded a double. 
Starting pitcher Macy Cumming allowed one run on just three hits, with four strikeouts, in six innings of work.

KEY PLAYS:
After two scoreless innings, a two-RBI double from Brady gave the Lady Bucs the lead.
CBU added single runs in the fourth, and fifth innings, on an RBI double by McGill and a run-scoring single by Mackenzie Puckett.
After CBU scored two more runs in the sixth, Shorter scored the first of its two runs on a solo home run.
CBU put the game away with six runs in the top of the seventh, which was highlighted by Bond's two-RBI double.
Shorter finished the scoring in the seventh, when it scored on a passed ball.

NOTEABLES:
With the three-game sweep of Shorter, the Lady Bucs earned their first three-game sweep since the league went to the new format (2014).
CBU has now won six GSC contests, which is its most league victories since 2013 (seven).
Brady tied a career-high with four RBIs.

UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, April 10 when they host Mississippi College (St. Benedict at Auburndale HS) for a three-game GSC series. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.
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