MEMPHIS - Delta State used a five run first inning to help it earn a 7-3 victory over the Christian Brothers University softball team, on Saturday afternoon, at Bland Field.
With the win, DSU claimed the series 2-1.
FINAL: DSU 7 (7-16, 4-5 GSC) CBU 3 (4-15, 1-8 GSC)
GAME CHANGER:
The Lady Statesmen sent 10 batters to the plate in the first, plating five runs on six hits.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Lady Bucs were outhit 12-5.
- Kiera Coulon and Cara Alexander led CBU with two hits apiece. Coulon had a pair of doubles, while Alexander had a double and drove in a pair of runs.
- Riley Simpson had a home run for CBU.
- Five different CBU players had a hit.
- Relief pitcher Olivia Renta allowed two runs, with just one earned, with four strikeouts in six innings of work.
KEY PLAYS:
DSU started quickly plating five runs in the first inning. Lindsey Coffey had a two-run home run off the foul pole in the inning.
With DSU leading 7-0, in the fifth,
Riley Simpson got CBU on the board with a solo home run.
CBU added a pair in the seventh, on a two-RBI double by
Cara Alexander, but saw its comeback fall short.
UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Tuesday, March 14 when they travel to Williams Baptist for a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for noon.