MEMPHIS - The Christian Brothers University softball team saw its late rally fall short as it dropped an 8-5 decision to No. 5 Alabama Huntsville, on Saturday afternoon, at Bland Field.
UAH led 7-0 early in the contest, and held off a furious comeback bid from the hosts.
FINAL SCORE: No. 5 UAH
8 (33-7, 18-2 GSC) CBU 5 (8-26, 3-18 GSC)
GAME CHANGER:
UAH put up four runs in the fourth inning to help increase its lead to 7-0
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Lady Bucs were outhit 11-9.
- Kate Candies had a pair of hits to lead CBU.
- Kiera Coulon had a home run for the second straight game.
- Relief pitcher Emily Schooler did not allow a hit over 2.2 innings of work.
KEY PLAYS:
The visitors opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single.
After UAH added two more in the third, it plated four runs, on three hits, while also taking advantage of a pair of CBU miscues.
CBU got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when
Cara Alexander had an infield single that scored
Josie Bond.
The Chargers extended their lead to 8-1 in the fifth, but CBU fought back with four runs to get to within 8-5.
The inning was highlighted by the two-run shot from Coulon.
UAH relief pitcher Katie Bracken retired six of the final eight batters to finish the game.
UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Tuesday, April 11 when they travel to face UT Southern for a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 2 PM CT.
