WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. - The Christian Brothers University softball team used late rallies to earn a doubleheader sweep of Williams Baptist, on Tuesday afternoon, at Lady Eagle Softball Field. The Lady Bucs took the opener 3-2 and finished the sweep with an 8-6 (9) win in game two.
CBU was tied, or trailing, in the sixth inning of both contests.
GAME ONE: CBU 3 (5-15) WBU 2 (5-13)
GAME CHANGER:
With the game tied at one, in the sixth, CBU scored a pair of runs and held on for the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Both teams had seven hits apiece.
- The Lady Bucs committed three errors in the contest.
- Kate Candies led the Lady Bucs, going 2-3 with a double.
- Memory Willingham had a home run.
- Mackenzie Bakel was 1-3 with an RBI.
- Elaina McGIll had a sacrifice fly.
- CBU had four stolen bases in the contest.
- CBU starting pitcher Olivia Renta allowed just one earned run, on five hits, with four strikeouts in five innings of work.
- Kelsey Wurm allowed one unearned run in two innings to pick up the save.
KEY PLAYS:
A home run for Willingham gave CBU a 1-0 lead in the fourth.
After the hosts answered back in the fifth, an RBI single by Bakel and sac fly by McGill plated what proved to be the game-winning run.
The Eagles took advantage of a CBU miscue to score a run in the sixth.
Hanging on to a 3-2 lead, and the tying run on second, Wurm forced a pair of infield pop ups to end the game.
GAME ONE: CBU 8 (6-15) WBU 2 (5-14)
GAME CHANGER:
With CBU down to its last out,
Memory Willingham smacked a two-run home run to tie the game at four.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
KEY PLAYS:
CBU opened the scoring in the second on a sac fly by McGill.
Earleywine smacked a home run to give the Lady Bucs a 2-0 lead in the fourth.
The hosts answered in the bottom of the inning with a three-run home run.
In the sixth, the Eagles took advantage of a two out error to extend the lead to 4-2.
After a double by pinch-hitter
Caroline Gross sent the tying run to the plate, CBU was down to its final out when Willingham smacked a game-tying home run to right field.
Both teams scored in the eighth inning to send the game to the ninth.
Heads up baserunning by
Janey Cheramie helped give CBU a 6-5 lead, when she scored on a wild pitch.
Candies drove in what proved to be the game-winning runs when laced a two-RBI double to center field.
After the Eagles scored on a wild pitch,
Mackenzie Bakel grabbed what would have been the game-winning home run and doubled up the runner on second to end the game.
NOTABLES
- The home run for Earleywine was her first of the season and the second of her CBU career.
- The two hits for Armijo are the first of her collegiate career.
- CBU earned its first two saves of the season.
- Willingham now has two home runs this season and eight for her career.
UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday, March 15 when they travel to NCAA Division I opponent UT Martin. First pitch is scheduled for 3 PM.
