Charleston Southern University Athletics
16-22, 2-4
Gardner-Webb
10-20, 3-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| Charleston So. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Hot bats push Gardner-Webb past Buccaneers in weekend series closer
3/26/2017 12:00:00 AM | Softball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern was unable to overcome the hot bats of Gardner-Webb and fell to the Runnin' Bulldogs 10-1 in Sunday's series finale at CSU Softball Field.
Amanda Matsumoto led the Buccaneer (16-22, 2-4) offense with a trio of hits, going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate. Caitlyn Emberson and Cheyenne Gandara combined for two hits while Jade Gandara recorded a pair of doubles to left center.
Arizona Pilgrim (4-8) started for the Bucs in the circle and relief pitcher Nicole Ayala closed out the contest with three strikeouts and two earned runs over the final two innings.
Gardner-Webb (10-20, 3-2) was a force to be reckoned with at the plate, with each batter recording at least one hit in the conference victory. Freshman Alia Booth sparked the Runnin' Bulldogs offense with a three-run home run in the first frame. Kaylee Wacaster added another three-run homer in the third inning after a double from Annamarie Warley scored two, giving Gardner-Webb the 8-0 advantage after two and a half innings.
The Runnin' Bulldogs added two more runs in the top of the fifth with singles from Megan Champion, Warley and Megan Gibbons to lead 10-0.
The Buccaneers recorded their lone run in the bottom of the inning after Jade Gandara connected for her second double to left center and advanced to third on a passed ball. Emberson got the run across with a sacrifice fly to deep center field, but a groundout ended the inning to give Gardner-Webb the 10-1 weekend series-finale win.
Charleston Southern now turns its attention to next week's doubleheader at College of Charleston. First pitch between the Buccaneers and the Cougars is set for 5:00 p.m.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: WARK, Ashley (5-4)
L: Pilgrim, Arizona (4-8)
Batting:
2B: CUMISKEY, Rachel 1 ; WARLEY, Annamarie 1
HR: WACASTER, Kaylee 1 ; BOOTH, Alia 1
RBI: WACASTER, Kaylee 3 ; GIBBONS, Megan 1 ; BOOTH, Alia 3 ; JOHNSON, Maddi 1 ; WARLEY, Annamarie 2
SH: WARLEY, Annamarie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WACASTER, Kaylee 1 ; CUMISKEY, Rachel 1 ; GIBBONS, Megan 1 ; BOOTH, Alia 1 ; JOHNSON, Maddi 1 ; THORNTON, Callie 1 ; BARRICK, Allie 1 ; CHAMPION, Megan 1 ; WARLEY, Annamarie 2
SB: WACASTER, Kaylee 1
HBP: CUMISKEY, Rachel 1
Batting:
2B: Gandara, Jade 2
RBI: Emberson, Caitlyn 1
SF: Emberson, Caitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gandara, Jade 1
SB: Matsumoto, Amanda 1
