Thursday, March 15
Atlanta, Ga.
5 p.m.
Jax State
13
at
6
Georgia Tech
3/15/2012 10:03:00 PM | Softball
FINAL STATS
ATLANTA – Senior Kristin Graham homered twice and tied a school record with seven RBI to lead the Jacksonville State softball team to a 13-6 win at Georgia Tech on Thursday.
A native of Warner Robins, Ga., Graham doubled in a run in the second before belting a pair of three-run home runs to lead the Gamecocks (8-14) to their fourth-straight win and their first over the Yellow Jackets (16-13) in seven tries. JSU used a six-run second and four-run third to open ups a 10-1 lead before holding off Tech down the stretch.
After an Alysha Rudnik double gave the Jackets a 1-0 lead in the first, the JSU erupted in the second to take control of the game. The Gamecocks sent 12 batters to the plate in the big inning, with the scoring starting on a two-run single from freshman Savannah Sloan. Fellow freshman Sara Borders drove in two more on a two-run double later in the frame, setting up Graham's RBI double three batters later. Junior Krystal Ruth singled in the final run of the inning, her second single of the frame.
The third saw JSU stretch its lead, thanks to an RBI double from freshman Shelby Holley that was followed by Graham's first round tripper of the night. The three-run shot cleared the wall in right center field and gave the Gamecocks a 10-1 advantage.
Tech scored one in the third and two more in the fourth before a Rudnik homer in the bottom of the sixth cut JSU's lead to four. Graham stretched it again in the seventh, thanks to two-out walk to Holley that set the stage for her second three-run blast of the night.
Graham and sophomore Hayden Crawford were the only two Gamecocks with multiple hits in the game, with Crawford going 2-for-4 with a run scored. Holley reached four times, thanks to three walks.
Sophomore Tiffany Harbin (3-1) won her third-straight start, holding Tech to three runs on three hits in 3.2 innings in the circle. Senior Sam Snow surrendered three on five hits in two innings, while sophomore Savanna Hennings allowed two hits in getting the final four outs.
Hope Rush (10-8) suffered the loss after allowing six runs on five hits in just two innings in the circle.
The Gamecocks return to OVC play on Saturday, when they open a three-game series at Murray State with a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
ATLANTA – Senior Kristin Graham homered twice and tied a school record with seven RBI to lead the Jacksonville State softball team to a 13-6 win at Georgia Tech on Thursday.
A native of Warner Robins, Ga., Graham doubled in a run in the second before belting a pair of three-run home runs to lead the Gamecocks (8-14) to their fourth-straight win and their first over the Yellow Jackets (16-13) in seven tries. JSU used a six-run second and four-run third to open ups a 10-1 lead before holding off Tech down the stretch.
After an Alysha Rudnik double gave the Jackets a 1-0 lead in the first, the JSU erupted in the second to take control of the game. The Gamecocks sent 12 batters to the plate in the big inning, with the scoring starting on a two-run single from freshman Savannah Sloan. Fellow freshman Sara Borders drove in two more on a two-run double later in the frame, setting up Graham's RBI double three batters later. Junior Krystal Ruth singled in the final run of the inning, her second single of the frame.
The third saw JSU stretch its lead, thanks to an RBI double from freshman Shelby Holley that was followed by Graham's first round tripper of the night. The three-run shot cleared the wall in right center field and gave the Gamecocks a 10-1 advantage.
Tech scored one in the third and two more in the fourth before a Rudnik homer in the bottom of the sixth cut JSU's lead to four. Graham stretched it again in the seventh, thanks to two-out walk to Holley that set the stage for her second three-run blast of the night.
Graham and sophomore Hayden Crawford were the only two Gamecocks with multiple hits in the game, with Crawford going 2-for-4 with a run scored. Holley reached four times, thanks to three walks.
Sophomore Tiffany Harbin (3-1) won her third-straight start, holding Tech to three runs on three hits in 3.2 innings in the circle. Senior Sam Snow surrendered three on five hits in two innings, while sophomore Savanna Hennings allowed two hits in getting the final four outs.
Hope Rush (10-8) suffered the loss after allowing six runs on five hits in just two innings in the circle.
The Gamecocks return to OVC play on Saturday, when they open a three-game series at Murray State with a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
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