CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Auburn Montgomery pitcher Chanel Newcomer allowed just two hits in a 3-0 victory over the Delta State University softball team, in Gulf South Conference action, on Sunday at University Field. With the victory, the AUM claimed the series 2-1.
FINAL SCORE: AUBURN MONTGOMERY 3, DELTA STATE 0
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GAME CHANGER:
- After allowing a hit in the first inning, Newcomer did not surrender another until the bottom of the seventh.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Lady Statesmen were outhit 5-2.
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Kelly Byrd and
Marissa Landrum had the only hits for DSU.
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Mari Alex Sandridge (1-5) allowed two runs, on five hits, and struck out seven batters in 5.1 innings.
- Newcomer also struck out hitters.
KEY PLAYS:
- In the third inning the Lady Statesmen had runners on first and second, with no outs, but failed to produce a run.
- After leaving runners stranded on second and third in the third and fifth innings AUM scored its first runs of the game, in the sixth inning, on a squeeze bunt and a double.
- The Warhawks added an insurance run in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly.
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NOTEWORTHY:
- The Lady Statesmen finished the series with just 10 hits.
- Dating back to last season, DSU has now dropped four out of its last five conference series.
- The Lady Statesmen have been shut out four times this season.
- Sandridge has allowed three earned runs, or less, in her last three starts.
UP NEXT:
- The Lady Statesmen are scheduled to travel to Searcy, Ark., on Tuesday, March, 6, for a non-conference doubleheader against No. 10 Harding. First pitch is scheduled for Noon.
