Taylor_Picou_vs_CBU
Camila Segura Sevillano
3
Winner Christian Brothers CBU 6-6
0
Delta State DSU 3-9
Winner
Christian Brothers CBU
6-6
3
Final
0
Delta State DSU
3-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Christian Brothers CBU 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 3 0
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2

W: McKenna Rose (5-1) L: Burns, Olivia (2-6)

6
Christian Brothers CBU 6-7
7
Winner Delta State DSU 4-9
Christian Brothers CBU
6-7
6
Final
7
Delta State DSU
4-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Christian Brothers CBU 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 10 1
Delta State DSU 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 7 10 1

W: Baker, Emily (1-2) L: Mackenzie Puckett (1-3)

1
Christian Brothers CBU 6-8
4
Winner Delta State DSU 5-9
Christian Brothers CBU
6-8
1
Final
4
Delta State DSU
5-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Christian Brothers CBU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 4 7 1

W: Baker, Emily (2-2) L: McKenna Rose (5-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Cody Clark

Lady Statesmen Club Six Home Runs, Take Series From CBU

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University softball team got back-to-back home runs by Jenny Griggers and Taylor Picou in the sixth inning of game three and the Lady Statesmen beat Christian Brothers University 4-1 in Sunday's rubber match at University Field. 

The Lady Statesmen hit six home runs in total on the weekend. Jacklyn Deason, Jenny Griggers and Julie Scheuermann each left the yard in DSU's 7-6 game two victory. Griggers added another long ball in game three, while Picou also hit two home runs for the Green-and-White.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Scores: 
    Game 1: CBU 3, DSU 0
    Game 2: DSU 7, CBU 6
    Game 3: DSU 4, CBU 1
Location: University Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Records: Delta State (5-9, 2-4 GSC) | Christian Brothers. (6-8, 2-4 GSC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED, GM 1
  • The Lady Bucs jumped out to a 2-0 lead with the game's first two runs in the top of the fifth on a DSU throwing error. 
  • Bree Brady homered in the sixth frame to extend CBU's lead to 3-0.
ON THE MOUND, GM 1
  • Olivia Burns (2-6) took the loss, going the distance for Delta State while allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits.
HOW IT HAPPENED, GM 2
  • DSU got on the board first thanks to a two-run shot by Jaclyn Deason in the bottom of the first inning. 
  • CBU cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the second thanks to a sacrifice fly from Elaina McGill. 
  • A home run by CBU's Mackenzie Puckett in the top of the fourth tied the score 2-2. 
  • Delta State took back the lead on a Jenny Griggers home run in the bottom of the fourth. 
  • Christian Brothers jumped back in front, at 5-3, in the top of the seventh after Puckett's three-run homer. 
  • Scheuermann answered Puckett's blast, however, with a two-run homer to left center to tie the game again.
  • Ashley Dyer clubbed a go-ahead home run in the top of the eighth to give CBU a 6-5 lead. 
  • The Lady Statesmen again answered, however, as MC Sweatt drove in the tying run with a single to right field. Emily Baker then scored the winning run on a throwing error by CBU. 
ON THE MOUND, GM 2
  • Burns threw 6.2 innings and allowed five runs on eight hits and added four strikeouts 
  • Emily Baker (1-2) notched the win for DSU. Baker relieved Burns in the top of seventh inning and gave up a run on two hits and recorded a pair of strikeouts. 
  • Macy Cumming started for CBU. Cumming gave up three runs on four hits through three innings of work. 
  • Mackenzie Puckett (1-3) came on in relief of Cumming in the bottom of the fourth and gave up four runs on six hits to take the loss. 
HOW IT HAPPENED, GM 3
  • Brady doubled in a run in the top of the fourth frame as CBU took an early 1-0 lead. 
  • Delta State answered in the bottom of the inning, as Picou hit her second home run of the season. 
  • Griggers and Picou then hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning to grab a 4-1 lead before a line out double play helped the Lady Statesmen end the game. 
ON THE MOUND, GM 3
  • Burns started the game and worked 3.1 innings. She gave up one run on two hits, walked four and struck out one. 
  • Baker (2-2) picked up the win for DSU coming on in relief of Burns. She tossed 3.2 shutout innings and scattered four hits and struck out three Lady Bucs. 
WEEKEND NOTABLES:
  • Kailyn Lofton, Griggers, and Deason all had a multi-hit game in game two of the series. Lofton and Griggers both went 2-4, while Deason went 3-4. Deason had three RBI on the day and recorded for first career home run.
  • The Lady Statesmen hit six combined home runs in the series. 
  • Delta State secured it's first winning weekend of the season and took it's first GSC series of the campaign. 
UP NEXT:

The Lady Statesmen travel to Pensacola for a three-game GSC series against West Florida. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 1 p.m., with a single game to follow Sunday, March 1 at 1 p.m.
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