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.
 
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

Game 2 | Charleston Southern 2, Cleveland State 1

• 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

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Charleston Southern hosts Eastern Kentucky in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. from CSU Softball Field.