JACKSON, Tenn. - The Christian Brothers University softball team hit its way to a doubleheader sweep of Lane, in non-conference action, on Tuesday afternoon, at the West Tennessee Sportsplex. CBU took the opener 9-3 and finished the sweep with a 12-2 (5) victory in game two.
GAME ONE: CBU
9 (6-4) LANE 3 (8-3)
GAME CHANGER:
With CBU leading 3-2, in the fourth, it took advantage of a two-out error to extend the lead to 5-2.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- CBU had an 11-4 advantage in hits.
- The Lady Bucs took advantage of four Lane errors.
- Riley Simpson led CBU, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
- Summer Alexander, Mackenzie Bakel and Abigail Garrison had two hits apiece. Garrison also drove in a pair of runs.
- Kiera Coulon hit her second home run of the season.
- In her first start as a Lady Buc, Haylee Alberson went the distance, allowing three runs on four hits, with three strikeouts.
KEY PLAYS:
CBU jumped ahead 2-0 in the first on a two-run home run by Coulon.
The Dragons answered with a pair in the bottom of the third.
After a two out error
Summer Alexander doubled to score
Brynley DeLancey and
Mackenzie Bakel drove in Alexander.
In the fifth, Garrison extended the lead to 7-2 with a two-RBI single.
After Lane scored in the sixth, a two-run home run by Simpson finished the scoring in the seventh.
NOTABLES:
Simpson now has 14 career home runs, which is top-five in CBU program history.
The two hits for Garrison are a season-high.
GAME TWO: CBU
12 (7-4) LANE 2 (8-4) (5)
GAME CHANGER:
CBU jumped ahead 4-0 in the first to help it earn the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- CBU outhit Lane 14-6
- Lane committed four errors in the game.
- Simpson and Coulon led CBU with three hits apiece. Simpson finished with five RBIs.
- Bakel was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
- DeLancey finished 2-for-3.
- Emily Schooler earned the win, allowing just one earned run in four innings, with five strikeouts.
KEY PLAYS:
CBU sent nine batters to the plate in the first, scoring four runs on three hits.
The Lady Bucs capitalized on three errors in the inning.
After CBU took an 8-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth, Lane plated its only runs of the contest.
CBU ended the game, via the mercy rule, in the fifth when Simpson smacked a double with the bases loaded.
NOTABLES:
The four-game win streak for CBU is its longest since 2021.
The 12 runs for CBU are a season-high.
Simpson has now driven in at least five runs three different times in her career.
DeLancey had multiple hits for the first time in her collegiate career.
UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, Feb. 24 when they travel to Montevallo for a three-game Gulf South Conference series. First pitch is scheduled for 1 PM.