The Lipscomb softball team won one of three games in this weekend’s series against Stetson at Draper Diamond at Smith Stadium.
The Lady Bisons took game one of the series Saturday 10-3. Stetson scored three runs in the first inning, but Lipscomb responded with four runs.
Junior infielder Baylee Williams hit a sacrifice fly to score junior outfielder Brittany Elmore for Lipscomb’s first run of the game. Freshman catcher Abby Fenichel hit a double to score Lipscomb’s third and fourth runs in the first inning.
Senior outfielder Brianne Welch led off the sixth inning with a solo home run. Senior outfielder Gracey Aguirre hit a two-run home run with two outs in the sixth to round out the Lady Bison’s scoring in game one. Senior infielder Paige Neely had three hits and two RBIs. Junior Kelly Young pitched seven innings, giving up just four hits with 10 strikeouts.
Stetson took game two on Saturday 4-0. Lipscomb only managed to get three hits from Neely, Fenichel and sophomore infielder Mimi Cartwright. Stetson scored all four runs in the third, including a home run from Demi Meza. Junior Tanner Sanders pitched seven innings, giving up six hits with five strikeouts.
Stetson took the series in game three on Sunday 6-3 in eight innings. The Lady Bisons scored one run in the first and second inning.
Young took a no-hitter into the sixth. Stetson rallied late in the sixth inning, starting with a solo home run from Brittany Hawn. Another home run from Stetson’s Amanda Grimaldo in the seventh pushed the Hatters ahead 3-2.
Lipscomb responded with a run in the bottom of the seventh when sophomore Becca Dean scored on an infield single by Elmore. Stetson’s Meza powered a three-run home run in the eighth that proved to be the game winning runs. Young gave up five hits and struck out five.
Stetson improved to 19-7 overall and 2-1 in the conference. Lipscomb fell to 12-16 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
The Lady Bisons will face Western Kentucky Tuesday, March 24 at Draper Diamond.