Booker’s Big Game Propels NCCU to Road Split
NORFOLK, Va. – Senior London Booker tossed a complete-game victory and helped her own cause with three RBI at the plate off a double and a home run to lead the North Carolina Central University softball team to a 7-2 win in the nightcap of Wednesday’s non-conference doubleheader against host Norfolk State University.
The Spartans opened up the afternoon with a 9-1 win in five innings as the two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) member institutions split the twin bill. NCCU (4-35) snapped a 13-game skid with its victory and NCU moved to 12-18 overall at the end of the day.
In game one, the Spartans scored nine unanswered runs for the eight-run rule victory in five innings.
Freshman Hunter Halford (3-4) did not surrender another hit to the Lady Eagles in her final four innings of work and she got plenty of run support as Norfolk State finished with a 12-2 hit advantage. NCCU also committed three errors, including a miscue in the fifth that allowed the game-ending run to score.
Seniors Whitney Williams and Megan Dunning paced the Spartans offense with three hits apiece.
In game two, senior Jenny Tracy hit safely twice and she scored both times and junior Dominique Wilson also collected a pair of base knocks as the Lady Eagles doubled up Norfolk State, 10-5, in the hit column.
Booker (3-14) scattered just five hits to the Spartans over her seven innings of work and showed great command of the ball with her eight K’s and just one walk.
Sophomore Danyelle Noland singles in the first to extend her current hit streak to seven games.
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Bethune-Cookman Splits Doubleheader with FIU
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman split a non-conference softball doubleheader with FIU on Wednesday afternoon at Sunnyland Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. B-CU took the opening game, 4-3, before falling by a 7-2 decision in the nightcap.
In game one, the win went to junior Sabrina Anguiano, improving her record to 6-12 on the campaign, as she threw all seven innings. She allowed three runs on nine hits scattered, and walking just a single batter. The loss went to FIU starter Corinne Jenkins, dropping her at 5-7 for the season.
The B-CU offense was led at the plate by Mariah Davis, Melissa Berouty and Bailey Conner with two hits each. Berouty added two RBI, while teammate Waters plated one.
The win went to FIU reliever Abby Summers, improving her mark at 8-6 on the year. She worked 2.1 innings, allowing just a hit and a walk, while adding a strikeout. The loss went to Genera, dropping her record for the year to 5-10.
Annie Bakenhus finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate with a run driven in, while teammate Bryanna Campos added a perfect 2-for-2 showing at the dish with a walk drawn as well.
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FAMU Drops Two at Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The FAMU Softball team dropped a Wednesday evening twin bill at Jacksonville University, 8-6 and 4-0 at Pruitt Stadium.
In game one, starting pitcher Kenya Pereira belted a first inning grand slam homer to put FAMU ahead 4-0, before JU answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning.
FAMU (21-23) scored twice in the second to extend their lead to 6-2, but the Dolphins (20-24), tied the game at 6-6 with four runs in the fifth, and then took the lead for good with two runs in the sixth.
Reliever Veronica Burse (6-9) took the loss for FAMU, which finished game one with nine hits, paced by Pereira and Tashayla Irvis with two hits each.
In game two, FAMU managed just three hits, singles from Pereira, Miesha McBride and Tahlia Snider.
Burse (6-10) got the decision for FAMU, pitching six innings, scattering seven hits and allowing four runs, two earned with six strikeouts.
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