Lipscomb University
17-28, 7-11
Central Arkansas
27-16, 12-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
Softball falls in Sunday finale at Central Arkansas
4/24/2022 2:19:00 PM | Softball
The win improved UCA to 28-16 overall and 12-6 in league play, while the Bisons fell to 17-28 and 7-11.
With a scoreless game going into the third inning, the Sugar Bears pushed across three runs on four hits to take the game's first lead.
The Bisons responded with a run in the top of the fourth after Amy Vetula got things started with a leadoff single to short. After advancing to third on back-to-back groundouts, Katelyn Belding turned on a pitch and sent it into left field to knock in Vetula and cut the deficit to 3-1.
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Â??4? | Belding pulls a single through the left side to get us on the board as Vetula scores following a leadoff single.
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) April 24, 2022
UCA 3, LIP 1#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/Rqch3FE0ri
That score didn't last long however as the Sugar Bears scored three more times in the bottom half to go up 6-1.
In the top of the fifth, Elise Shewmaker knocked in Kelly Paulson from second with a single up the middle, making it 6-2. That would be all the Bisons would get.
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Â??5?| @EliseShewmaker cuts the deficit to 6-2 with a RBI-single up the middle to bring around Paulson from second! #IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/HoefOa6okm
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) April 24, 2022
Central Arkansas scored two in the fifth and then hit a grand slam in the sixth that put them up 12-2, forcing a run-rule to be called.
Emily Yakubowski (2-7) suffered the defeat after working 2.2 innings with three runs allowed on four hits.
Shewmaker, Vetula and Belding all recorded two base hits each to lead the team.
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Lipscomb returns home for the final two weekends of the regular season. They will host Eastern Kentucky next weekend, April 30-May1.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BEAVER, Kayl (16-6)
L: Yakubowski, Emily (2-7)
Batting:
2B: Crawford, Kyndall 1
RBI: Shewmaker, Elise 1 ; Belding, Katelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vetula, Amy 1 ; Paulson, Kelly 1
CS: Shewmaker, Elise 1
Batting:
2B: NELSON, Morg 1 ; WHITEHOUSE 1
HR: NELSON, Morg 2 ; SPERLING, Re 1
RBI: BROWN, Mary 2 ; ENGELKES, Ja 1 ; NELSON, Morg 6 ; VERNON, Tyla 1 ; SPERLING, Re 2
SF: VERNON, Tyla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WILDEMAN, Je 2 ; HARRIS, Trem 2 ; BROWN, Mary 1 ; ENGELKES, Ja 1 ; MCCLELLAN, L 1 ; NELSON, Morg 2 ; BLACKBURN, E 1 ; VERNON, Tyla 1 ; SPERLING, Re 1
SB: WILDEMAN, Je 3 ; HARRIS, Trem 3
