MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The No. 16 Auburn University at Montgomery softball team completed the Gulf South Conference series sweep on Friday against Christian Borthers University by final scores of 9-3 and 15-0 at Bland Field.
FROM THE DUGOUT (GM 1)
Score: AUM 9, CBU 3
Records: AUM 26-9 (3-3 GSC) | CBU 15-19 (8-12, GSC)
Location: Memphis, Tenn. | Bland Field
Series: AUM leads 18-2
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Molly Cobb hit a single to center field and scored Chloe Baynes in the opening inning. Later in the inning Gia Martin homered over the center field wall to make it 3-0 as Kat Fallen was brought home.
- Baynes grounded out to first base, but was able to bring Arianna Machado home and make it 4-0.
- Whitney Wells hit a two run homer in the fourth inning to extend the lead to 6-0.
- CBU hit a pair of homers in the fourth inning to make it interesting as AUM held on to a 6-3 lead.
- Baynes and Haley Ann Frank tacked on a few more runs in the sixth inning with Baynes hitting a RBI-single and Frank hitting a two-RBI single to right field and made it 9-3.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Alanna Goble (W, 10-3) earned the win working seven innings and allowing just three runs and one earned on five hits. She struck 10 batters out.
FROM THE DUGOUT (GM 2)
Score: AUM 15, CBU 0
Records: AUM 27-9 (3-3 GSC) | CBU 15-20 (8-13, GSC)
Location: Memphis, Tenn. | Bland Field
Series: AUM leads 19-2
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HIGHLIGHTS
- In the first inning Frank hit a triple to center field and brought Baynes around the bases as AUM took a 1-0 lead. Kat Fallen hit a sacrifice fly and scored Frank to put AUM up by a pair of runs.
- In the second frame, AUM took advantage of the CBU miscues with Margaret Morgan scoring on a wild pitch and Wells scoring on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch.
- The Warhawks scratched six runs in the third inning, highlighted by a two-run homer from Morgan and a three-run home run from Cobb.
- Rebecca Komers hit a solo homer in the fourth and later in the inning, Cobb added two more runs batted in with a single to left center field.
- Tori Lambert singled up the middle in the fifth inning and scored Lexie Bullock and Gia Martin to give AUM the 15th run of the game.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Avery Dickerson (W, 5-1) allowed just three hits and struck three batters out. She walked one batter in the four innings she was in the circle.
- Sydni Free tossed the final inning and gave up a pair of hits and struck a batter out.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks meet The University of Alabama in Huntsville on Wednesday, April 3 in Trussville, Alabama at 3 p.m. in a nonconference doubleheader.
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