WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
@Lipscomb
Eastern Illinois 13,
UAB 2,
@Tennessee State 1
@UT Martin 2, Christian Brothers 0
@Middle Tennesse 3,
Southeast Missouri 0
LIPSCOMB 3, EASTERN ILLINOIS 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lipscomb scored twice in the bottom of the second inning with the runs standing up during a 3-1 win over Eastern Illinois that snapped the Panthers seven game win streak.
EIU (13-10) returns to action on Thursday and Friday with a three-game series at East Tennessee. The series adjusted up one day due to expected weekend weather.
Lipscomb managed only three hits during the game but was able to manufacture the needed runs in the second. The Bison took advantage of an error and walk to load the bases. Briyana Wright then was hit by a pitch to score the first run. Elise Shewmaker added a sacrifice fly in the inning to finish the scoring.
Kamrie Rich drove in the final Lipscomb run in the third with a sacrifice fly that scored Presley Leebrick after Leebrick reached on a triple down the right field line.
EIU cut into the Lipscomb lead in the sixth with Lindy Milkowski delivering an RBI single down the third base line to score Briana Gonzalez. EIU placed runners at the corners in the inning but could not produce any additional runs. EIU left five runners on base in the game including four in scoring position.
The Panthers were held to just four hits with Rachel Kaufman’s double to lead off the second the lone Panthers extra base hit in the game. Milkowski, Aryn Henke and Morgan Lewis added hits.
Alexa Rehmeier (4-3) suffered the loss in the circle. Kaufman pitched the final three innings of scoreless relief allowing one hit with two strikeouts.
Josey Polk had two of Lipscomb’s three hits. Emily Yakubowski (7-5) went the distance for the win for the Bison who improved to 10-12.
UAB 2, TENNESSEE STATE 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Recap coming soon.
UT MARTIN 2, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 0
MARTIN, Tenn. - After both teams tossed a combined shutout through the opening five innings, junior Kaci Fuller laced a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth to give the University of Tennessee at Martin softball team all the breathing room it needed behind a dominating shutout in the circle by Brooklynn Linneman.
The Skyhawks (7-11) leaned on Linneman as she recorded her second shutout of the season after holding the Lady Bucs at bay over seven innings. Linneman earned her third win of her debut campaign for the Skyhawks while striking out seven and allowing just two hits in the impressive performance.
Offensively, UT Martin tallied six hits in the game and drew three walks but struggled to push across a go-ahead run after stranding nine batters on base. Fuller ultimately got the big hit as she capped off a 2-for-4 afternoon with a double off the center field wall which proved to be the game winner.
Joining Fuller in the hit column was the quartet of Kiersten Nixon, Katie Dreiling, Kyrsten Brown and Anna Blanton with base knocks.
Christian Brothers (6-16) posted a solid pitching performance as Mackenzie Kliebert got the start and pitched three scoreless innings followed by three innings by Emily Schooler. The Lady Bucs tallied two hits off the bats of Memory Willingham and Kate Candies while drawing two walks as a team.
The Skyhawks thought they had a big scoring opportunity in the bottom of the second as a single and two fielding errors loaded the bases with one out.
The Lady Bucs held tough however, closing out the inning with back-to-back outs to eliminate the scoring opportunity.
UT Martin then loaded the bases again in the bottom of the fourth inning as a walk and two singles highlighted the frame. The scoring chance felt short once again with a fly out to the outfield to end the rally and strand all three runners.
Following a quick 1-2-3 inning in the top of the sixth by Linneman, the Skyhawks found the game’s first run in the bottom half of the inning. Following two quick outs, Brown worked a four-pitch walk before moving into scoring position on a single through the left side by Blanton to put runners on first and second. After taking a first-pitch strike, Fuller then lined a missile off the top of the center field wall which was scored a double and resulted in two runs coming home to score.
After getting enough run support to back her strong afternoon, Linneman closed out the contest by striking out the side in the top of the seventh and secure a 2-0 victory.
UT Martin returns to Ohio Valley Conference play this weekend when traveling to SIUE for a three-game series beginning on Saturday, March. 18.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 0
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Recap coming soon.