Saturday, February 20
Charleston, S.C.
Noon
Charleston Southern University Athletics
0-1
3
vs
4
Cleveland State
2-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Charleston Southern | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Photo by: Jim Killian/CSU Sports
Buc softball splits with Cleveland State Saturday
2/20/2021 5:05:00 PM | Softball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Backed by a complete game effort from senior Holly Clark and a two-run blast from junior short stop Ashley Meckley, Charleston Southern softball earned a split in a doubleheader with Cleveland State Saturday afternoon from CSU Softball Field.
Charleston Southern (1-1) fell in the first game of the day 4-3 in eight innings then took down Cleveland State (2-4) 2-1 in the finale as Holly Clark went the distance striking out six Viking batters. The Bucs' 2-1 victory in the second game comes as the first for head coach Christi Musser at the helm who took over before the 2021 season.
ÂGallery: (2-20-2021) SB vs Cleveland State (Jim)
Game 1 | Cleveland State 4, Charleston Southern 3 (8 Innings)
Charleston Southern hosts Eastern Kentucky in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. from CSU Softball Field.
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Charleston Southern (1-1) fell in the first game of the day 4-3 in eight innings then took down Cleveland State (2-4) 2-1 in the finale as Holly Clark went the distance striking out six Viking batters. The Bucs' 2-1 victory in the second game comes as the first for head coach Christi Musser at the helm who took over before the 2021 season.
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Game 1 | Cleveland State 4, Charleston Southern 3 (8 Innings)
- Charleston Southern broke a scoreless tie with a three spot in the second inning as Sarah Brown and SeaEanna Satcher each has RBI's in the frame
- Cleveland State responded two innings later in the fourth with three runs of their own highlighted by Taylor Duncan's two-run double
- Annah Junge pitched 4.0 innings for the Bucs surrendering three runs, all earned, while recording a strikeout and a no-decision
- Alyssa Heinrich tossed the final four frames taking a hard-luck extra inning loss allowing just the one run
- Cleveland State took advantage of the runner beginning the extra frame on second as Courtney Fernette doubled to right center for the 4-3 advantage
- Senior pitcher Holly Clark went the distance pitching 7.0 innings of one-run ball while striking out six Viking batters
- Ashley Meckley hit a two-run blast in the second inning, her first of the season, providing Clark all the support she would need
- Clark would go on to earn her first win of the season outdueling Cleveland State's Taylor Betz
- Coach Musser earned her first win as a Charleston Southern head coach
Charleston Southern hosts Eastern Kentucky in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. from CSU Softball Field.
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Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: GRIFFIN, Hannah (1-1)
L: Heinrich, Alyssa (0-1)
Batting:
2B: FRASCONE, Kiera 1 ; PACKISH, Aly 1 ; DUNCAN, Taylor 1 ; FERNETTE, Courtney 1
RBI: DUNCAN, Taylor 2 ; TUCKER, Mackenzie 1 ; FERNETTE, Courtney 1
SH: TUCKER, Mackenzie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: PACKISH, Aly 1 ; BAJUSZ, Sydney 1 ; DUNCAN, Taylor 2
SB: BAJUSZ, Sydney 1 ; TUCKER, Mackenzie 1
Batting:
RBI: Brown, Sarah 1 ; Satcher, SeaEnna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Sarah 1 ; Norris, Katelyn 1 ; Crosby, Emily 1
HBP: Satcher, SeaEnna 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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