MEMPHIS - The Christian Brothers University softball team combined for 19 runs and 21 hits in a doubleheader sweep of Shorter, on Saturday afternoon, at Bland Field. The Lady Bucs took the opener 8-0 (5) and finished the sweep with an 11-3 (6) win in game two.
GAME ONE: CBU 8 (8-9, 3-4 GSC) | SU 0 (2-14, 1-6) (5)
GAME CHANGER:
After 2.5 scoreless innings, CBU struck for three in the bottom of the third and pulled away for the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- CBU finished with an 8-4 advantage in hits.
- Five of the eight CBU hits were for extra-bases, including four home runs.
- Haylee Alberson led CBU at the plate, going 3-4 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs.
- Mackenzie Bakel, Kiera Coulon and Kylie Burks also had home runs.
- Alberson also picked up the win in the circle, allowing just four hits with five strikeouts.
KEY PLAYS:
CBU took a 3-0 lead in the third on an RBI double from Alberson and a two-run home run from Burks.
The Lady Bucs extended the lead to 5-0 in the fourth on a home run from Bakel and an RBI double from Alberson.
CBU ended the game, via the mercy rule, in the fifth after a solo home run from Coulon and a two-run shot from Alberson.
NOTABLES:
Coulon leads the team with five home runs and 15 RBIs.
GAME TWO: CBU 11 (9-9, 4-4 GSC) | SU 3 (2-15, 1-7) (6)
GAME CHANGER:
CBU sent nine batters to the plate in the second, scoring six runs on five hits.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- CBU outhit Shorter 13-6.
- The Lady Bucs had eight extra-base hits, including seven doubles.
- Kate Candies led CBU finishing 4-4 with a double and two RBIs.
- Haylee Alberson and Kiera Coulon drove in three runs apiece.
- Alberson hit a home run for the second straight game.
- Emily Schooler went the distance, allowing three runs with 12 strikeouts.
KEY PLAYS:
CBU took the lead in the first on an RBI double by Alberson.
The Lady Bucs scored six in the second, highlighted by a three-run double from Coulon and a two-run home run from Alberson.
Shorter plated three runs in the fourth to cut the deficit to 9-3.
Leading 10-3, CBU ended the game, via the mercy rule, on an RBI single by Candies.
NOTABLES:
Alberson hit a home run in two straight games.
UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Sunday, March 3 when they look for the series sweep against Shorter. First pitch is scheduled for noon.