Georgia Southern University
11-18, 1-6
Coastal Carolina
26-9, 3-4
Chants Take First Game From Eagles, 8-0
3/31/2023 7:52:00 PM | Softball
Two teams will resume their Sun Belt softball series with a 2 p.m. game on Saturday
CONWAY, S.C. - Coastal Carolina used a six-run second inning to claim a five-inning 8-0 win over visiting Georgia Southern in Sun Belt softball action on Friday night from Conway.
The Chanticleers improved to 26-9 overall and 3-4 in the Sun Belt with the victory, while Georgia Southern falls to 11-18 overall and 1-6 in the league. The two teams will resume their series with an 11:30 a.m. contest on Saturday - a time change from the originally-scheduled 2 p.m. start time due to expected inclement weather.
Coastal Carolina pushed a run across in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a wild pitch, then got a three-run home run from Indya Smith and a two-run home run from Riley Zana in the six-run second to build a 7-0 lead.
The Chanticleers then ended the game in the bottom of the fifth with Delaney Keith's RBI double.
Raelee Brabham (10-4) notched the win in the circle for Coastal Carolina, giving up one hit in five innings of work, striking out five. Morgan Kendrick (6-2) took the loss for the Eagles, giving up five hits and six runs - five earned in one-plus innings of work, walking one and striking out two.
Olivia Creamer's second-inning double was the Eagles' lone hit of the contest.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brabham, Raelee (10-4)
L: Kendrick, Morgan (6-2)
Batting:
2B: Creamer, Olivia 1
Batting:
2B: Keith, Delaney 1
HR: Zana, Riley 1 ; Smith, Indya 1
RBI: Zana, Riley 2 ; Keith, Delaney 1 ; Smith, Indya 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Diamond 1 ; Zana, Riley 2 ; Hampton, Ava 1 ; Roose, Keirstin 1 ; Payne, Livi 1 ; Smith, Indya 2
SB: Montoya, Abbey 1
HBP: Williams, Diamond 1
