CHARLESTON, S.C. - Linzy Rother and Jen Giles tossed complete game shutouts, and the Charleston Southern bats came to life as the Bucs swept Hampton in a doubleheader at Buccaneer Field on Sunday afternoon.

Rother picked up her second win of the weekend with five innings of two-hit ball in CSU's 10-0 win in the opener, as home runs by Stephanie Sbardella and Hannah Wagner highlighted a 12-hit barrage.

Giles stepped into the circle for the tail end of the double dip and picked up right where Rother left off by authoring her third complete game of the season to improve to 2-2 with the 5-0 victory. CSU (9-4) churned out 10 hits, led by a three-for-four, two RBI day from Jana Matthews.

Game One
Hampton's Travonna Byrd kept the Bucs off the scoreboard over the first two frames and was one out away from matching another Rother zero when Sbardella stepped to the plate with a runner on in the third. Sbardella turned on a Byrd offering and sent a line drive, two-run shot over the left center field fence for her second home run of the campaign and a 2-0 CSU lead.

Kristin Kelleher continued the rally with a single and Rother pulled a single of her own down the left field line to put two on for Wagner. The freshman from Chico, California did the rest, launching a towering three-run drive over the center field wall for the first round-tripper of her career and a 5-0 CSU cushion.

Wagner drove in two more as CSU tacked on five more in the fourth, as she finished a sterling three-for-three, five RBI day.

Seniors Melissa Adams and Megan Lombard set the table for the fourth inning damage, drawing a walk and singling to start the frame. Jessica Brock then delivered the first run of the frame with a RBI double to the left-center field gap, chasing Lombard to third. A double play once again left the Pirates one out away from limiting the hurt, but CSU continued to pile on.

Sbardella took the lead first by scalding a RBI double to center field, and Melanie Stickney stroked a RBI single through the middle to account for an 8-0 cushion. Wagner then provided the capper, hitting the first triple of her career to drive in two more for the final 10-0 margin.

Game Two
Giles was on top of her game from the keynote address in game two, allowing the CSU offense to time Hampton's Jailynn Jackson after she recorded zeroes in the opening three innings.

Kelleher led off the fourth with a single and Lizzy Olmstead was then inserted to run for her at first base by CSU Coach Shane Winkler. Olmstead eventually came plateward as Ari Tedesco cracked a clutch, two-out RBI single through the middle for a 1-0 CSU lead.

The Bucs got back at it in the fifth and sixth innings, scoring twice in each frame to provide Giles all the support even more breathing room.

Kelleher drove in the first run of the fifth with a textbook bunt single, before the Bucs made a daring play on the base paths to up their advantage to 3-0. Courtney Konyk and Kelleher executed a double steal with Rother batting, as Konyk got held up a in a run-down long enough to allow Kelleher to cross the dish ahead of the throw to Hampton catcher Margaret Wilkins.

Matthews became the next Buc to come through with two outs in the sixth, showcasing her opposite field prowess by depositing a two-run single into the right-center field alley for a 5-0 lead.

That was more than enough for Giles, who exhibited expert command and a terrific changeup to register her second home win. Giles went the distance while allowing only four hits and no walks, punching out six along the way.

Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score