Veneziale strikes out career-high 10 in shutout of Quinnipiac

Wednesday, March 16

Draper Diamond

3 PM

Lipscomb University

9-15

Quinnipiac

2-8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Quinnipiac	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lipscomb	1	0	0	0	1	4	X	6	6	0

Veneziale strikes out career-high 10 in shutout of Quinnipiac

3/16/2022 6:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

NASHVILLE – Lipscomb softball's Makayla Veneziale dazzled in the circle and the offense came alive late as the Bisons shutout Quinnipiac 6-0 Wednesday afternoon at Draper Diamond in the final tuneup before conference play begins.

Veneziale pitched the best game of her career against the Bobcats, working the full 7.0 innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts with only two hits allowed and two walks. It was her first-career shutout as the freshman improved to 2-4 on the year.

Junior left fielder Maci Cunconan got the party started with a 2-out solo shot in the bottom of the first inning, her third dinger of the season.

BUH-BYE ??@macicunconan blasts her 3?rd Bison??of the year to put us on top??#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/Q03jDnVydz
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 16, 2022

The Bisons (9-15) could not muster much else at the plate on a rainy day at Draper until Tori Womack doubled the lead in the bottom of the fifth. The freshman was called upon to pinch-hit and facing a 1-1 count, she blasted a deep shot over the fence in center, extending the Bisons lead to 2-0.

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TORI WOMACK pinch-hits.
TORI WOMACK goes yard. ??#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/ALkPIcqJvt
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 16, 2022

With the game still hanging in the balance, the purple and gold made sure to eliminate any thought of a Bobcat comeback in the sixth frame. Presley Leebrick led off with a walk, and Cunconan singled to center in the next at-bat. Then after two quick outs, pinch-hitter Elise Shewmaker worked a full count before getting pinged to load the bases.

Center fielder Joie Giarrizzo backed her up with a 2-RBI single that squirted underneath the glove of an outstretched Bobcat at second base. Giarrizzo stole second to put two runners into scoring position before a wild pitch allowed both runners to advance, scoring Shewmaker. Then third baseman Kaitlynn Hunt drilled a full-count pitch into left center for an RBI-single to give Lipscomb a 6-0 advantage.

B6 | Giarrizzo squeaks one through the right side to drive in 2? more runs!

It's now 4-0 Bisons! #IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/gF6BPkT8fZ
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 16, 2022

KAITLYNN HUNT makes it 6?-0? for the purple and gold with this RBI-single to left! ??#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/06VAsfSmc2
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 16, 2022

Veneziale came back out in the seventh inning and worked around a one-out walk to shut the door and send the Bisons to Florida with momentum.

NOTES

Cunconan (2-for-3) led the Bisons with two base knocks and two runs scored.
Giarrizzo also went 2-for-3 and drove in a team-high two RBI.
Four of the six Lipscomb hits came from the bottom three spots in the lineup.
Womack's homer was the first of her career.
Veneziale held the Bobcats to just a .095 hitting mark as a team (2-for-21). Both hits were singles.
Lipscomb was 4-for-10 on two-out hitting and 2-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
This was the first game of the season with multiple home runs for the Bisons.
The 10 strikeouts tossed were the second most of the season by the pitching staff. (11 vs Houston Baptist).

UP NEXT
Lipscomb travels to Jacksonville, Florida to open up ASUN Conference action against North Florida. They are currently scheduled for a doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. CT, followed by a noon first pitch on Sunday.