Softball Blanks Saint Louis to Close Out Purple & Gold Challenge

Sunday, March 5

Draper Diamond

3:00 PM

Lipscomb University

7-8

Saint Louis

4-12

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

Softball Blanks Saint Louis to Close Out Purple & Gold Challenge

3/5/2023 7:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Final Score: Lipscomb: 4, Saint Louis: 0
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Draper Diamond)
Records: Lipscomb: 7-8, Saint Louis: 4-12

THE SHORT STORY
Emily Yakubowski pitched a three-hit shutout, while her team tallied four runs on seven hits, to close out the Purple & Gold Challenge with a 4-0 win over Saint Louis on Draper Diamond.

HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first two innings, Lipscomb opened the scoring in the bottom of the third inning as Joie Giarrizzo scored on an infield single by Elise Shewmaker to give the Bisons an early lead.

??3?| @EliseShewmaker beats out a throw from third base for an infield single that scores our first run of the game??

LIP 1, Saint Louis 0#IntoTheStorm ??| #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/Pkjq6sGxqN
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 5, 2023

Presley Leebrick followed up Shewmaker's infield single by hitting one of her own to score Kelly Paulson from third base. Shewmaker scored in the next at-bat to push the lead to 3-0.

??5?| @macicunconan hits a sacrifice fly to score @kellyannpaulson and push our lead to 4???

LIP 4, Saint Louis 0#IntoTheStorm ??| #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/A7MaSs8h8y
— Lipscomb Softball (@LipscombSB) March 5, 2023

Saint Louis threatened in the top of the fourth with a one-out double to left center, but Yakubowski was able to pop-up the final two batters to keep the lead at 3-0.

Lipscomb closed out its scoring in the bottom of the fifth as Maci Cunconan flied out to deep centerfield to plate Paulson from third and give the Bisons a 4-0 lead.

Yakubowski held the Billikens to only one run in the final two at-bats to clinch the non-conference win and her third win of the weekend.

Saint Louis' Chloe Wendling gave up three earned runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings of work in the circle for the Billikens.

Kamrie Rich and Paulson paced the Bisons from the plate, combining to go 4 for 5 from the plate with two runs scored. Shewmaker, Leebrick, and Presley Rader also collected hits for Lipscomb in the win.

UP NEXT
Lipscomb will return to Draper Diamond next weekend as they host the Lady Bison Classic. The Bisons open against Akron on Friday, March 10 at 3 p.m.