STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern softball team split a pair of games Saturday on the second day of the Bash in the Boro, falling to Binghamton 5-1 before riding a strong performance from
Kyleigh Richardson in the circle to a 6-0 win over Radford in the second game of the day.
GAME 1: In the opener, Binghamton scored a pair of runs in both the second and third innings to down the Eagles 5-1.
The Eagles scored first on a double steal in the first inning, but couldn't mount any more runs after that.
Faith Shirley,
Ashlynn Gunter and
Madi Banks had the hits for Southern.
Kastin Belogorska (L, 0-1) went three innings in her GS debut, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits with two strikeouts.
Anna Feil pitched the final four innings, allowing one run on four hits with four strikeouts.
GS Scoring Plays
B1: Caldwell stole second, out at third c to 2b to c to 3b; Banks stole home.
GAME 2: After regrouping from their first loss of the season, the Eagles jumped all over Radford in the first inning with three runs on five hits. Shirley drove in
Chandler Caldwell with a double to the gap. She trotted home on
Jess Mazur's first home run of the season. In the fifth inning, Mazur came through with an RBI triple to plate pinch runner
Ashleigh Duty to highlight a three-run inning.
Richardson (W, 1-0) was dominant in the circle, tossing a complete-game shutout. The junior allowed just four hits and struck out four in her first appearance of the season.
Shirley and Mazur both had two hits while Caldwell, Gunter,
Olivia Creamer and
Courtney Ball all had one.
GS Scoring Plays
B1: Shirley doubled to right center, RBI (2-1); Caldwell scored.
B1: Mazur homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Shirley scored.
B5: Conklin struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2); Duty advanced to third on the throw; Banks scored on the throw.
B5: Mazur tripled to right field, RBI (2-2); Duty scored.
B5: Gunter reached on a throwing error by 2b (0-0); Mazur scored, unearned.
Up Next: The Eagles (2-1) will wrap up weekend action on Sunday, taking on ETSU (11:30 a.m.) and Radford (1 p.m.).
