MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn University at Montgomery softball team cruised to a 7-1 and 20-3 at home on Wednesday afternoon at the AUM Softball Complex to earn the team's 20
th and 21
st straight wins.
AUM improves their record to 14-0 this season after two wins this afternoon. The Warhawks have won 21 straight games dating back to last season.
Abby Krueger continued her hot play at the plate of late, netted two hits, including a three-run home run and four RBIs.
Game one got off to a great start for the Warhawks offensively, as they were able to explode for four runs in the opening frame.
Jaycie Walker got the action started with an RBI single, scoring
Olivia Aycock and giving AUM the lead.
With two runners on, Krueger launched a home run left field to score two of her teammates, giving the Warhawks a 4-0 advantage. The home run from Krueger was her third of the season and was the first of two hits on the day.
Walker added another RBI to her afternoon a few innings later in the third inning when a double over the center fielder's head scored
Molly Cobb to push the AUM lead to 5-0.
The action in the third continued for the Orange & Black with Krueger's fourth RBI of the game and
Lauren Haskins' RBI single to push across the seventh run for AUM.
Cydney Sizemore was stellar in her start against the Golden Bears, spinning four innings while giving up just one hit and striking out six.
Chanel Newcomer made her first appearance at the AUM Softball Complex this season, going three innings while striking out seven.
Game two was all AUM and was dominated by the Warhawks from start to finish. The Orange & Black took advantage of 11 errors from Miles and finished one run shy of tying the single-game record for most runs in a game.
Gia Martin was a game-two standout for AUM, going 2-4 at the plate with a home run and four RBIs.
Kendall Tucker launched her first home run of the season, a three-run shot to add on to the Warhawk lead.
Cobb got the offense rolling in the first with a line drive opposite-field home run that cleared the right-field wall. It scored Krueger and added two runs for the Warhawks with two down in the first inning of game two.
The errors began to mount in the bottom of the second as an RBI single from Aycock scored
Kathryn Fallen, while a throwing error advanced her to second base. Moments later, Aycock was able to steal third base, and a wild throw from the catcher allowed the junior to score the Warhawks' fourth run.
The home run parade continued with a two-run home run from Martin to score the pinch-runner
Gracie Harris, while the next three runs for AUM were scored on Tucker's home run later that inning to give AUM a 9-1 lead.
A Cobb double and Martin triple gave AUM a 15-1 lead, and at that point, the Golden Bears started to throw and kick the ball around the infield. The next four runs were scored as a result of a Miles error, and it propelled the Warhawks to score 20 runs en route to their 20-3 victory.
Brinkley Yevak notched her first career win and complete game in the five-inning effort against Miles. The freshman was hit for two earned runs and struck out two Miles batters in the winning effort.
The Warhawks will resume Gulf South Conference play on Friday, March 12, when they host #23 West Florida for the opening game of a three-game series. The action from the AUM Softball Complex will begin at 5 p.m.
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