HARDEEVILLE, S.C. - USCB softball picked up where it left off on Saturday securing two more wins, an 8-7 walk-off thriller in game one and a 2-0 victory in game two Saturday at Richard Gray Stadium in Hardeeville.
Inside the Box Score GM One
Caitlin Toole: W(1-1), 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Ashlyn Alte: 3-for-4, one run scored
Addie Reynolds: 2-for-4, one RBI
Alyssa Smith: 2-for-5, one run scored
Jazmin Ramirez: 1-for-1, 2 RBI
How it Happened GM One
Limestone scored early off starter Emily Williams to make it 1-0, but Reynolds stayed hot, scorching a double into the gap, scoring Alte and tying the game at 1-1.
The two teams remained scoreless until the fourth when the Saints pushed two across the plate.
Zinia Hampleton worked a bases-loaded walk in the fifth, and Ramirez singled to right giving the Sand Sharks its first lead of the game.
LU's Santana Anderson recorded a sac fly to right to tie the game at four in the sixth inning.
In the top of the eighth, Anderson and Katie Wilbur each collected run-scoring hits to give Limestone a 6-4 lead.
However USCB continued to battle in the bottom half of the inning when Daryn Miller singled up the middle to score Taylor VanHouse. Reynolds reached on a fielding error by the left fielder, which scored two runs and gave the Sand Sharks the walk-off victory in extra innings.
Inside the Box Score GM Two
Cierra Kinlaw: W(2-1), CG, SHO, 2 H, 0, ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
Alte: 1-for-2, 2 RBIs
How it Happened GM Two
Kinlaw put together another dominating outing in game two, tossing a complete game shutout, while allowing only two hits, two walks and striking out five.
Alte's bat stayed hot, as she went 1-for-2 en route to recording a sac fly in the first inning to plate Smith.
Alte also collected a RBI single to right in the third to cap the scoring for the Sand Sharks.
Team Records Updated
USCB: 4-2 overall
Limestone: 1-3 overall
What's Next?
USCB will host Savannah State and West Virginia State next Saturday and Sunday at Richard Gray Stadium for the Lowcountry Classic. The two-day tournament begins on Saturday with three games followed by two games on Sunday.
