Softball falls in first two ASUN highway video games at Eastern Kentucky

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 RICHMOND, Ky. – Bellarmine softball started its first Atlantic Sun Conference highway journey in the present day with a doubleheader at Eastern Kentucky, falling in each video games on Saturday afternoon at Gerturde Hood Field.

After successful their first ASUN collection of the season, the Knights (9-19, 2-3 ASUN) fell 2-1 and 8-0 within the first two video games of their collection at Eastern Kentucky.

Freshman Tia Ice introduced residence Bellarmine’s lone run in sport one, smoking a double into the suitable subject nook within the prime of the fourth inning to tie the sport 1-1.

Eastern Kentucky (15-14, 4-1 ASUN) retook a 2-1 lead within the backside of the body on an RBI floor out earlier than retaining BU at bay for the rest of the sport to safe the win.

Sophomore Lauren Guthrie led Bellarmine in sport one, recording two of the workforce’s 5 hits, together with a double.

Despite the lopsided rating of the second sport, the Knights performed robust for 4 innings, solely permitting two runs to the Colonels.

EKU broke the sport open within the fifth with three runs to open a 5-0 lead earlier than placing up one other three runs within the sixth to place the mercy rule in impact for an 8-0 victory.

The Colonel’s beginning pitcher, Victoria Byrum, was the star of the sport as she hurled a 6.0 no hitter whereas racking up 10 strikeouts with only a single stroll.

Up subsequent, Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky will conclude the collection with a 3rd and remaining sport tomorrow, March 22.

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