Softball Ends Doubleheader Even With the Patriots
Arlington, Texas. – The Graceland University Softball team travelled to take on the Arlington Baptist University Patriots. The Yellowjackets were defeated in game one, 3-0 and took down the Patriots in game two, 12-5.
Season Record: Graceland 8-6 | Arlington Baptist
Final Score Game 1: Graceland 0 | Arlington Baptist 3
The Scoring – Game 1
B1 – The Patriots would add two runs in their first at bat from a pair of RBI doubles (GU: 0 | ABU: 2)
B5 – Arlington Baptist would cap their scoring with one run from a Yellowjackets passed ball (GU: 0 | ABU: 3)
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Makensey Burghart pitched 3.2 innings and faced 18 batters. Bre Small stepped to the mound and went 1.1 innings, and Abigail Rapp would put an inning in the game.
The Yellowjackets had 17 hits, led by Taylor Beane with three
Hits produced; 2B: Morina Goodman | HBP Grace Francis
Final Score Game 2: Graceland 12 | Arlington Baptist 5
The Scoring – Game 2
T1 – The Yellowjackets would score two runs on their first at-bat. Samantha Bradshaw would drive the ball to the right field, and Corry Pickering would score off the throwing error. Bradshaw would steal on the Patriots Failed Paige Cooper pickoff (GU: 2 | ABU: 0)
B2 – Arlington Baptist would score four runs from an RBI double, flyball and a line drive (GU: 2 | ABU: 4)
T3 – An offensive inning would add five runs. Grace Francis would score on the Patriots wild pitch. An RBI single from Jayda Gay would bring home Samantha Bradshaw. Taylor Beane would drill the ball to left field for a double to bring in Paige Cooper and Gay. Beane would score on the RBI double from Braelyn Windham (GU: 7 | ABU: 4)
T5 – Graceland would add another two runs from a bases-loaded grounder by Taylor Beane, and Ries Wilson scored. A Grace Francis RBI single would bring in Morina Goodman (GU: 9 | ABU: 4)
T6 – From the Taylor Beane single-line drive to left field, Paige Cooper would cross the plate (GU: 10 | ABU: 4)
T7 – The Yellowjackets would cap their score with two more runs. Paige Cooper singled to push Grace Francis across the plate. Samantha Bradshaw would make it home from the Jayda Gay RBI single (GU: 12 | ABU: 4)
B7 – The Patriots would bring in one run from an RBI single (GU: 12 | ABU: 5)
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Samantha Bradshaw went in 5.1 innings and faced 23 batters. Allison Rebling stepped in to pitch 1.2 innings; she faced 12 batters and got seven strikeouts.
The Yellowjackets had 17 hits, led by Taylor Beane with three
Hits produced; 2B: Taylor Beane, Braelyn Windham | 3B: R Wilson | HBP Paige Cooper
Stolen Base; Paige Cooper, Jayda Gay
Up Next:
The Softball team will be back with their home opener on Sunday, March 12 and will take on the Waldorf University Warriors. Game time is set for 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
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