HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — The University of South Carolina Beaufort pitching staff once again stole the show Saturday at Richard Gray Sports Complex, as Kristy Cook and Cara Jamerson combined on a five-hit shutout to lead the Sand Sharks to a 5-0 win and a three-game sweep of Sun Conference opponent Ave Maria.

Cook, who opened the series with a no-hitter Friday, allowed two hits and a walk over five innings to improve to 16-3, and Jamerson worked around three hits and a walk in two scoreless innings to finish off USCB's third straight shutout.

The Gyrenes managed only nine hits and did not score a run in the series.

The Sand Sharks (31-8, 10-4 Sun Conference) wasted no time staking Cook to a lead. Shelby Zipperer singled and moved to third on a wild pitch and throwing error on the same play, then scored on Katie Rietkovich's groundout in the first.

USCB added two more on Sam Boland's home run to left-center and tacked on insurance runs in the fourth and sixth. The first came on a double steal, and the final run scored on Kalin Martin's squeeze bunt. 

The Sand Sharks remained in second place in the Sun Conference heading into a key series at SCAD Savannah next weekend. The Bees began the weekend tied for second with USCB but were unable to complete their series at Northwood. Webber International is 1 1/2 games ahead of USCB for the lead.