ALBERTVILLE, Ala. -- Olivia Burns (1-1) tossed a complete game, allowing one run and five scattered hits with three strikeouts to lead the Delta State University softball team to a 2-1 win over Southern Indiana on Friday at the Charger Chillout.
The Lady Statesmen fell to Spring Hill College 4-0 to leave with a split on day one of the event.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
GM 1 Final: Delta State 2 | Southern Indiana 1
GM 2 Final: Spring Hill 4 | Delta State 0
Location: Sand Mountain Park and Amphitheater | Albertville, Ala.
Records: Delta State (2-3) | Southern Indiana (0-1) | Spring Hill College (2-3)
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HOW IT HAPPENED |
USI
- Raegan Stafford singled and then scored on a Karley Bloesch double to center field to give the Lady Statesmen a 1-0 lead in the third.
- USI tied the game with a Sammie Kihega single to left field.
- Jenny Griggers singled and scored on a Chrissy Tubbs squeeze bunt to put Delta State ahead 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth.
IN THE CIRCLE |
USI
- Olivia Burns (1-1) tossed a complete game, allowing one run and scattering five hits with three strikeouts to earn her first win of the season
- Katie Back (0-1) gave up the go ahead run and had a strikeout to suffer the loss for USI.
HOW IT HAPPENED |
SHC
- Spring Hill plated a run in second, two in the third and a run in the fourth inning to build a 4-0 lead through five innings.
- Macy Holt got a run home on a sac-fly in the second.
- Madison Kroger had an RBI single, and another run scored on a sac-fly in the third.
- Lindsey Mecom delivered an RBI single in the fourth.
- Kailyn Lofton, Stafford, Griggers, and Katelyn Hayman collected DSU's four hits against Spring Hill.
IN THE CIRCLE |
SHC
- Makenna Keeton (0-2) gave up three runs on four hits with a strikeout in 3.0 inning in the circle to take the loss.
- Olivia Indorf (1-2) struck out four and scattered four hits over 4.0 scoreless innings to earn the complete game victory.
NOTABLES
- Karley Bloesch had a hit and an RBI single to bring home DSU's first run of the day.
- Abigail Carter, Stafford, Griggers and Bloesch accounted for the Lady Statesmen's four hits against USI.
UP NEXT
Delta State plays Trevecca Nazarene at 10 a.m. and Carson Newman at 3:30 p.m. on day two of the Charger Chillout on Saturday.