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Cammie Jernigan - CBU Athletics
Kylie Burks Hit Two Home Runs and Finished with Six RBIs
10
West Georgia UWG 6-7, 1-2 GSC
12
Winner Christian Brothers CBU 5-4, 2-1 GSC
West Georgia UWG
6-7, 1-2 GSC
10
Final
12
Christian Brothers CBU
5-4, 2-1 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Georgia UWG 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 10 8 1
Christian Brothers CBU 6 0 0 5 1 0 X 12 13 5

W: Dickerson, Gabby (3-2) L: Calli Hardison (3-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | CBU Athletics Communications

Burks, Lady Bucs Defeat West Georgia, Earn Series Win

MEMPHIS - Kylie Burks hit two home runs, and had six RBIs to help the Christian Brothers University softball team defeat West Georgia 12-10, on Sunday afternoon, at Bland Field. 

FINAL: CBU 12 (5-4, 2-1 GSC) UWG 10 (6-7, 1-2 GSC) 

GAME CHANGER:
After a two-out error, in the fifth, the Lady Bucs capitalized by scoring five runs. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • CBU outhit the visitors 13-8. 
  • The Lady Bucs took advantage of nine walks. 
  • Kylie Burks finished 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs. 
  • Mackenzie Bakel was 3-for-5 with an RBI. 
  • Kate Candies and Josie Bond had doubles. 
  • Bond and Ashlynn Smith finished with two RBIs apiece. 
  • Starting pitcher Gabby Dickerson allowed five runs, two earned, on five hits in four innings. 
KEY PLAYS:
CBU sent 11 batters to the plate in the first, scoring six runs on five hits.
After a single and a walk, Burks smashed a three-run home run to open the scoring. 
Three of the runs came with two outs. 
The Wolves found their way back in the game, plating three runs in the third. 
A two-run home run helped UWG get to within 6-5, in the fourth. 
CBU answered with a big five spot in the fourth inning, taking advantage of a two-out error. 
Burks' second home run of the day increased the lead to 8-5, and a two-RBI double by Bond put CBU up 10-5. 
With the winning run on third, in the fifth a pop up and a strike out helped the visitors get to the top of the sixth. 
UWG took advantage, plating five runs in the sixth. CBU had a pair of errors in the frame.
The Wolves had a leadoff single in the seventh, to get the tying run to the plate, but a pair of groundouts and a flyout ended the game. 
 
NOTABLES
  • The six RBIs from Burks are tied for the third-most in a game in program history, and are the most by a GSC player this season. 
  • CBU has now won back-to-back series against UWG. 

UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 20 when they travel to Jackson, Tenn., for a non-conference matchup with Lane. First pitch is set for 12 PM. 
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