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Box Score 2 <strong>DECATUR, Ala. - </strong>
Maggie Jackson drove in three runs in game one to help the Delta State University Lady Statesmen softball team defeat Quincy 4-2 on Saturday at Wilson Morgan Park in Decatur, Ala. Augusta State University used three RBI's from leadoff hitter Kacee Camp to help defeat DSU 6-3 in the game two. <br />
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The Lady Statesmen (5-5) jumped ahead 2-0 in game one with a two RBI double to left field by Jackson that scored
Taylor Holland and
Raina Stiffler. The Hawks (1-2) used an RBI single and a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 2-2 in the bottom half of the inning. <br />
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With the score tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Jackson's single to shortstop scored pinch hitter
Caroline Womack. The scoring was completed when
Jordan Cole's ground ball to second scored Holland. <br />
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Ashleigh Allgood (3-2) retired 15-of-16 to end the game. The senior allowed two runs on three hits, with four strikeouts and one walk. <br />
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Jackson (2-for-3) was the only player with multiple hits. <br />
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ASU (3-3) jumped ahead 1-0 in the top of the second, using a sacrifice bunt by Kaitlin Harris. The Jaguars took a commanding 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth with Camp's two RBI double to left center. <br />
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DSU clawed back in the bottom half of the inning with a
Raina Stiffler's double plated two runs. <br />
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The Jaguars capitalized on a pair of Lady Statesmen errors in the top of the sixth to take a 5-2 lead, and added an insurance run in the top of the seventh with with an infield single to the shortstop that scored a run. <br />
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Jordan Cole's RBI triple scored pinch hitter
Caroline Womack from second to complete the scoring in the contest. <br />
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Brittany Gonzales (1-1) went the distance in the loss, allowing six runs, three earned on 10 hits. <br />
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Jackson picked up two of DSU's five hits in the loss.<br />
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The Lady Statesmen are scheduled to finish the UAH Charger Chillout on Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. with a pair of contests versus Maryville and Bellarmine. <br />
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All of the action will be carried live on GoStatesmen.com