Alana walker
2
Delta State Univ. DSU 17-14
5
Winner Union University UU 12-18
Delta State Univ. DSU
17-14
2
Final
5
Union University UU
12-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State Univ. DSU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1
Union University UU 0 0 1 2 1 1 X 5 11 1

W: Laken DiStefano (3-6) L: Coats, Lacey (8-5)

7
Winner Delta State Univ. DSU 18-14
3
Union University UU 12-19
Winner
Delta State Univ. DSU
18-14
7
Final
3
Union University UU
12-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State Univ. DSU 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 7 11 0
Union University UU 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 12 1

W: Hasle, Hannah (7-3) L: Kira Finkley (1-4) S: Burns, Olivia (2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Philip Tang

Lady Statesmen Split Doubleheader Against Union

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Delta State University softball team split a doubleheader with Union University on Saturday afternoon.

In game one, DSU lost 5-2. The Lady Statesmen only managed two hits and struck out 11 times in the loss. In the win, DSU scored five runs in the third inning and hung for the 7-3 victory. In the two games, Alana Walker was 4-for-8 at the plate with three RBI and a run scored.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final Game 1: Delta State 2 | Union 5
Final Game 2: Delta State 7 | Union 3
Location: Fesmire Softball Field | Jackson, Tenn.
Records: Delta State (18-14 | 8-7 GSC) | UU (12-19 | 6-11 GSC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 1
  • In the top of the first inning, Alana Walker got a hit but was stranded at second base.
  • DSU got the final out of the first inning on a throw from Katelyn Hayman to Taylor Picou to MyCala Helms to get an out at home plate.
  • Union scored the first run of the game as Idalia Alarcon scored on a Baylee Stewart single.
  • In the fourth inning, Fallen Groves hit a two-run home run to make it 3-0.
  • Jenny Griggers reached first on an error and then came around to score on a wild pitch.
  • Walker then drove in Hayman with a single to make it 3-2 in the fifth.
  • Union added a run in the fifth inning with four hits with Grace White bringing in Alyssa Ward.
IN THE CIRCLE | GAME 1
  • Lacey Coats (8-5) took the loss for DSU. She went four innings and gave up three runs on four hits and struck out three.
  • Makenna Keeton pitched in relief for the Lady Statesmen. She went two innings giving up two runs on seven hits.
  • Laken DiStefano (3-6) earned the win for Union. She went seven innings, giving up two unearned runs while striking out 11 batters.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 2
  • Kailyn Lofton turned a double play in the second inning to keep Union off the scoreboard. 
  • Delta State struck first in the third inning when Walker hit a bloop single to score Hayman and Raegan Stafford.
  • Walker scored as well in the third inning on a wild pitch to make it 3-0.
  • After an error, Chrissy Tubbs scored on a Karley Bloesch single to make in 4-0 in the fourth inning.
  • Taylor Picou drove in Griggers for the final run of the third inning making it 5-0.
  • In the bottom of the third, Union scored two runs on three hits to make it a 5-2 score.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, DSU turned a double play to end the Union threat.
  • Walker had her third RBI of the day with a single to score Helms to make it 6-2 in the top of the sixth.
  • Union's Grace White drove in a run in the sixth, but Olivia Burns came into to pitch and retired three straight to end the threat.
  • In the top of the seventh, Hayman brought Alyssa Gover in to make it 7-3.
IN THE CIRCLE | GAME 2
  • Hannah Hasle (7-3) earned the win. She went five innings, giving up 12 hits and only three runs.
  • Oliva Burns earned the two inning save and had three strikeouts.
  • Kira Finkley (1-4) took the loss for the Lady Bulldogs. She gave up five runs on six hits in two innings.
  • Olivia Baker went five innings in relief and gave up two runs on five hits.
NOTABLES 
  • Alanna Walker had the only two hits for DSU in game one.
  • In game two, Walker had two hits and three RBI.
  • Hayman was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI in game two.  
UP NEXT

Delta State will play in the final game of the series against Union on Sunday, April 3 beginning at 1 p.m.
 
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