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ALCNSB
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Winner UAPBSB
| Team | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCNSB | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| UAPBSB | 6 | 5 | 3 |
W: Adams, Kayla (6-4) L: Kiri Parker (2-9)
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas —Freshman Kayla Adams had everything working on Saturday, punching out 14 Alcorn St. hitters over seven innings of work to help lead the UAPB Lady Lions over the Lady Braves 6-2 Saturday afternoon at the Torii Hunter Softball Complex.
In addition to her 14 strikeouts, Adams tossed seven innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on three hits and walking none for UAPB.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lady Lions got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. UAPB picked up a pair of runs in the frame.
The Lady Braves failed to push any runs across before the Lady Lions offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. UAPB scored a run on an RBI triple off the bat of Jada Carhee, scoring Tyrah Elerby, which brought the score to 3-0 in favor of the Lady Lions.
Alcorn St. narrowed UAPB’s lead to 3-1 before the Lady Lions stretched the advantage to 5-1 in the third inning. Freshman Lauryn Adams’ run-scoring single highlighted a two-run output in the frame for the Lady Lions.
The Lady Braves gained ground, closing the gap to 5-2 until UAPB added some insurance in the fourth. The Lady Lions scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Amari Broughton, bringing the score to 6-2 in favor of UAPB. The score remained 6-2 for the rest of the game, as the Lady Lions coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Freshman Kayla Adams struck out 14 Lady Braves hitters.
» UAPB’s highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed two runs across.
» UAPB grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn’t surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Lady Lions out-hit the Lady Braves at a 5-3 clip.
» Elerby stole three bases in Saturday’s game.
» The Lady Lions swiped five bases as a team.
» UAPB pitchers faced 25 Alcorn St. hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and four fly balls while striking out 14.
» The Lady Lions drew four walks from Alcorn St. pitching.
» Carhee led the Lady Lions at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
The Lady Lions will be back in action Sunday, March 24, for game two. First pitch is set for 12 p.m.
