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Hannah
Shackelford scored twice and drove in one today.
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MARCH 25, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: JUSTIN MASKUS, SID
901.321.3378
Lady Bucs Split Double-Header
With Central Arkansas/Hold Strong To Fourth Place In GSC West
Game
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Conway, AR - The Christian Brothers University Lady
Buccaneer softball team split a double-header with Central
Arkansas today, but more importantly won their second conference
series in a row and remain in fourth place in the GSC West.
CBU (10-14, 6-6 GSC) lost game one 3-2, but rebounded to
win game two 8-5.
UCA (11-13, 3-6 GSC) had a complete game performance from
pitcher Natalie Faulkner in game one. She allowed two unearned
runs and struck out four.
The Lady Bucs got on top first in game one with two runs
in the fourth inning. An error scored Jennifer
Longo and a single from Netia
Shores scored Samantha
Maness.
UCA, however, answered with three runs in the bottom of the
inning and would make it stand.
The Lady Bucs jumped out early again in game two scoring
two in the first and one in the third, before UCA got to within
one run in the bottom of the third. Longo hit a sacrifice
fly to score Jenny
Bernard for the first run, while Maness singled home Hannah
Shackelford for the second. Maness drove in Paula
Cerrito for the game's third run.
CBU broke out in the fourth, scoring four runs. With two
runners on, Bernard walked to load the bases. A fielder's
choice scored one run before Longo doubled down the left field
line clearing the bases. Longo would be out at third trying
to extend the double into a triple. The Lady Bucs scored one
more insurance run in the top of the seventh.
Maness finished the day 4-7 at the plate with two runs scored
and two RBIs. Shackelford went 2-4 with two runs and an RBI,
while Bernard and Cerrito scored twice each. Longo drove in
four and scored once. Angela
Dunn and Megan Sharp
combined for six innings in game one, allowing just three
earned runs. Dunn struck out four and Sharp struck out two.
Kathryn Bomar pitched
five innings in game two, allowing just two earned runs and
earned her eighth win of the year and second of the series.
The Lady Bucs will be back at home this Monday, March 28
with a double-header against Bethel College beginning at 2
p.m.
~BUCS~
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