CLEVELAND, Miss. - The Christian Brothers University softball team earned a doubleheader split against Delta State, on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Bucs used a big inning to win the opener 10-4, but DSU fought back to earn an 8-1 win in game two.

GAME 1
FINAL SCORE: DSU 4 (9-32, 4-16 GSC) CBU 10 (16-23, 9-14 GSC)

GAME CHANGER:

The Lady Bucs exploded for 5 runs in the sixth inning to help get the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

· The Lady Statesman had an 8-7 advantage in hits.

· Haylee Alberson led the way for the Lady Bucs, going 2-5 with a triple, homerun, and 5RBIs.

· Gabby Dickerson pitched a complete game giving up 8 hits with 4 runs and striking out 5.

KEY PLAYS:

CBU went up 1-0 in the first on an RBI single by Kylie Burks.

The Lady Bucs plated 2 more in the third on a two-run homerun by Alberson, and one in the top of the fifth on a throwing error by DSU making the score 4-0

DSU gets on the board in the fifth on an RBI single bringing the score to 4-1.

CBU increases their lead to 9-1 in the top of the 6th.

The Lady Statesman hit 3 homeruns in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 9-4.

CBU scored its last run on an RBI double by Riley Simpson ending the game 10-4.

GAME 2
FINAL SCORE: DSU 8 (10-32, 5-16 GSC) CBU 1 (16-24, 9-15 GSC)
 

GAME CHANGER:

The Lady Statesman scored two runs in 4 different innings to get the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

· The Lady Statesman had an 8-6 advantage in hits.

· Riley Simpson led the way going 1-3 with an RBI.

· Kiera Coulon and Simpson each had a stolen base.
 

KEY PLAYS:

DSU scored two in the second inning and would continue to plate 6 more to secure the win.

The Lady Bucs loan run was scored by Simpson on a stolen base.

UP NEXT:

The Lady Bucs return to action on Saturday, April 9th with an away non-inferences doubleheader against Trevecca Nazarene. First pitch for the double header is set for 1PM CT, second game to follow.