MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Freshman shortstop Michaelyn Foster went 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs batted in from the No. 9 spot in the lineup while fellow underclassman and No. 8 hitter Abby Krueger went 2-for-3 along with two RBI in Auburn Montgomery's 7-1 victory over Christian Brothers University in Gulf South Conference softball action on Friday evening at the AUM Softball Complex.
 
NOTES
• AUM improves to 25-15 on the season with a 15-13 mark in the GSC.
• CBU falls to 9-35 with a 1-27 record in league play.
• With the victory the Warhawks take game one of the three game series.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• The three hits and two RBI were career-highs for Foster.
• Krueger's two hits were also a career-high for the freshman.
• Jaycie Walker went 1-for-3 with two RBI on a triple and a sacrifice fly.
• Pitcher Chanel Newcomer allowed one run on two hits with nine strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bucs drew first blood in the contest taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when first baseman Sierra Anderson singled to left to drive in leadoff batter Holly Oyhenart from second.
• AUM evened the contest in the bottom of the third when Walker hit a triple to right centerfield that scored pinch-runner Jasmine Thompson from first. Third baseman Hannah Dailey then laid down a sacrifice bunt to plate Walker and give the Warhawks a 2-1 advantage.
• With runners at second and third in the bottom of the fifth Walker hit a sacrifice fly to right that scored pinch-runner Kendall Tucker from third to give AUM a 3-1 lead.
• AUM would explode for four runs in the bottom of the sixth, with Krueger providing a two-out, two-RBI double to right field that plated Gracie Harris and Kalee Sparks. Foster kept the inning alive and drove in two more runs on a single to right to give the Warhawks a 7-1 advantage.
• CBU would go 3-up 3-down in the top of the seventh to close out the contest.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• AUM scored seven runs on nine hits with one error.
• CBU score one run on two hits with one error.
• Newcomer improved to 13-7 with the victory. Freshman Cydney Sizemore closed the seventh inning for AUM retiring all three batters she faced.
• Jenna Cotter took the loss for the Bucs, allowing seven runs (three earned) on nine hits, striking out five Warhawks in 6.0 innings of work.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will host senior day tomorrow at the AUM Softball Complex, as Amy Persinger, Rose Schmidt and Kalee Sparks will be honored before the contest. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
 
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