Mount St. Mary's Sweeps Coppin State
BALTIMORE -- Cat Clifford drove in the winning run with a sixth-inning double and Mount St. Mary's rallied to defeat Coppin State 2-1 and complete a doubleheader sweep of the Eagles on Tuesday at the Coppin State Softball Field.
The Mountaineers (15-28) won the first game 15-0 as Nicole Pagano and Danni Cummings combined to toss a no-hitter and Clifford had two hits and drove in four runs.
The Eagles (15-19) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning of the second game.
Heather Josker doubled to center field to lead off the inning and Nicole Boggs followed with a walk. Samantha Denlinger advanced both base runners with a sacrifice bunt.
Josker then scampered home with the first run of the game when Mount St. Mary's starter Amanda Sadowl uncorked a wild pitch.
That appeared to be enough offense for Coppin State starter Paige Arnold who sailed through the first five innings without allowing a hit, but the Mountaineers rallied in the sixth inning.
With one out, Erin Leddy recorded Mount St. Mary's first hit of the game, a single to center. With two outs, Liz Chritiansen hit a ball to the base of the wall in center which brought home Leddy with the tying run.
Clifford then followed with a double to right that scored pinch-runner Kendra Hayward and put the Mountaineers ahead 2-1.
The Eagles mounted a challenge in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Patrice Williams hit a one-out single and advanced to second when Candice Van Horn reached on an infield single.
Sadowl was able to get a foul out and a strikeout to end the game pushing the Mountaineers winning streak to four straight.
The first game was all Mount St. Mary's as Pagano and Cummings combined to no-hit Coppin State and the Mountaineers jumped out to a 10-0 lead after three innings by taking advantage of six CSU errors.
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Softball Finishes Off Sweep Of Maryland Eastern Shore
HAMPTON, Va. -Hampton finished its three-game sweep of Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday at the Lady Pirates Softball Complex, taking an 11-0 win in five innings.
The Lady Pirates (20-26, 8-4 MEAC) have won seven of their last 10 games.
Hampton scored at least once in each of its four trips to the plate on Tuesday, starting with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. After senior Rebecca Magett led off the inning with a triple, freshman Bianca Vallejo drove her in with a single up the middle.
Later in the inning, sophomore Margaret Wilkins singled in Vallejo to put the Lady Pirates up 2-0.
The Lady Pirates tacked on another run in the bottom of the second, going up 3-0 after senior Brooke Boykin doubled to left field to bring home junior Adrianna Scott to put Hampton up 3-0.
Most of Hampton's damage came in the bottom of the third, as the Lady Pirates pushed across five runs. Junior Carla Trimble brought in three of those runs, clocking her fourth home run of the season down the left-field line.
Scott followed that with an RBI double, before Boykin drove her in with a triple to right field to put Hampton up 8-0.
Wilkins singled home a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, before junior Nina Ferguson, in a pinch-hitting role, smacked her first home run of the season over the right-center field wall - bringing home Wilkins and giving Hampton an 11-0 lead.
Senior Travonna Byrd gave up just two hits in five innings of work, picking up her 10th win of the season. She struck out four in the winning effort, and Byrd is now 4-2 on the mound in conference play this season.
Trimble, Boykin, Wilkins and Vallejo each had two hits for the Lady Pirates, who recorded 12 hits on the afternoon. Trimble led the way with four RBIs, while Wilkins, Ferguson and Boykin each drove in two runs.
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Lady Tigers Split With Presbyterian College
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Savannah State Lady Tiger softball squad split a twinbill with Presbyterian College Tuesday at Tiger Softball Field in Savannah, Georgia, in their last home game and final non-conference matchup.
In the opening game, Presbyterian jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the game, which held up as the final score. Tied up at 3 runs a piece in the second game, Savannah State freshman Amber Hallman blasted a walk-off double for a 4-3 win.
Savannah State is 20-20 overall and remains 8-1 in the MEAC, while Presbyterian College is 15-27 overall and 6-9 in the Big South Conference.
In the nightcap, the Lady Tigers went down 2-0 in the opening two innings. Presbyterian's Cat Tarvin homered in the first inning and Rachel Hopper scored on a fielding error after reaching on a single up the middle.
Tiffany Davies picked up her fifth pitching win after a complete seven innings of work. She allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits with two walks. Hensley was tagged with the loss after 6.2 innings in the circle. She allowed four runs (one earned) on 5 hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts.
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