BEAUFORT, S.C. – The USCA softball team finished off the sweep of USC Beaufort with wins by scores of 6-5 and 10-1.
The Pacers are now 28-24 on the year, including 13-11 in PBC play.
Head coach
Jaclin Poole's team jumped on the board in the second inning with a run.
Anna Turner singled and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from
Mollie Rollings. After moving to third on a fielder's choice, Turner raced home when
Lydia Johnson registered a sacrifice fly.
Mallory Shaver led off the fourth with a walk and moved to third on a single by Rollings and an error on the play.
Alexis Stout lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, knocking in Shaver.
Ashlyn White posted a single in the fifth and hustled to second on the sacrifice bunt from
Peri Rouillard.
Autumn Fisher singled to left field and moved to second on the throw to put two in scoring position.
Kate Newberry reached on a fielder's choice, which drove in White. After Newberry swiped second, Fisher scored on a passed ball. Two batters later, Turner knocked in Newberry for a 5-0 advantage.
The Sand Sharks managed to score five runs in the bottom of the sixth, tying the contest. However, Poole's squad regained the lead in the seventh when Shaver crushed a solo blast for the 6-5 score.
For the game, Turner and White recorded two hits. Rouillard recorded a double while Shaver belted a home run. Shaver scored twice in the win.
In the circle,
Payton Baker got the start and tossed 5.2 innings.
Ally Fleming worked the next two-thirds of an inning without surrendering a run to pick up the win.
Lakyn Phillips entered and struck out two batters to pick up her school-record sixth save, surpassing a tie with former All-American standout India Kornegay (2011-14).
Game two saw Poole's team take a 1-0 lead.
Autumn Fisher reached on an error and took third on a double by Newberry. Shaver lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, plating Fisher.
The score remained 1-0 until the fourth. With one down, Phillips singled to center field and trotted to second on a walk to
Alexis Stout.
Madison Rogers entered as a pinch runner. Phillips and Rogers moved up on a groundout. When White reached on an error, Phillips and Rogers each crossed home plate for a three-run margin.
Rouillard reached on an error, putting two on. A base hit by Fisher loaded the bags for Newberry, who promptly drew a walk. Both White and Rouillard scored on the play for a 5-0 lead.
Up 5-1 in the sixth, Rouillard and Fisher reached on errors before Newberry was hit by a pitch to load the bags. Shaver drove in a run and an error plated another when she reached on a fielder's choice. Turner followed it up with a double to left field, knocking in Newberry.
Stout continued the offensive onslaught, ripping a single that drove in
Kaliyah Hensic, who entered as a pinch runner for Shaver. Johnson's sacrifice fly scored Turner for the 10-1 advantage.
For the game, Stout and Turner led the way with two hits apiece. Shaver drove in two while Fisher and Rouillard crossed home plate twice apiece.
In the circle, Phillips went the distance and had seven strikeouts in the win. She gave up one run, which was unearned, on seven hits.
The Pacers have completed the regular season and return to action in the PBC Tournament.
