CHARLESTON, S.C. - After dropping game one by a 9-2 score, the Charleston Southern softball team was able to salvage a game, taking game two by an 8-4 score on Friday.
The Bucs (15-20, 4-6 in conference) used a four-run fifth inning capped off by a two-run home run from
Gracie Prince to lead them to victory.
Game One
Charleston Southern got on the board in the first inning, as
Charlee Yourman brought in
Ashley Meckley with an RBI single.
The Fighting Camels (27-10, 9-2 in conference) made it 2-1 in the top of the second with a two-run home run off of
Annah Junge; however, Junge responded in the bottom half of the inning, helping herself out at the plate with a sac fly to tie the game at two.
Campbell was not done, as they scored four runs over the next two innings with another home run, taking a 6-2 lead after four innings. The lead stayed at 6-2 until the top of the seventh inning, when the Fighting Camels added three more runs to take a 9-2 lead.
Junge took the loss to fall to 13-6 on the season. She gave up 9 runs (8 earned) on 15 hits (a season high) in 7.0 innings of work.
Game Two
Early on, it looked like it was going to be more of the same, as the Fighting Camels jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning thanks to a bases-clearing double; however, the Bucs tied the game in the bottom of the first inning.
After
Cadence Walding was hit by a pitch and Yourman walked,
Harper Schoeneweis crushed her second home run of the season, a three-run home run to tie the game at three.
The Bucs added one more in the bottom of the second inning, Prince started the inning off with a single. Then,
Weslin Jones knocked her in with a base hit to center field with two outs.
The score remained 4-3 until the top of the fifth inning, when the Fighting Camels took advantage of a few Buccaneer miscues to tie the game at four, but the Bucs responded once again in the bottom half of the inning.
BriAnna Brooks started the inning off with a base hit and advanced to third on a base hit by Yourman. Then,
Madelyne Lee made it 6-4 with a two-run single, and Prince belted her second home run of the season to make it 8-4.
Riley Lauffer picked up the win, going 7.0 innings and allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits, walking 5 and striking out 3. She earned her first win since opening weekend, improving to 2-14 on the year.
Schoweneweis provided the lumber, going 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and a run scored. Prince and Jones also went 2 for 3 in the game.
On Deck
The rubber game of this three-game series is scheduled for Saturday at noon, as the Buccaneers look for a series win against the top team in the Big South conference. ESPN+ will have the stream.
