#MustangsWWWWWWWin! CBC Sweeps UHSP To Run Winning Streak To Seven!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            St. Louis, Mo. – Carrying a five-game winning streak into today's American Midwest Conference doubleheader, Central Baptist College softball took on the UHSP Eutectics this afternoon at the Affton Athletic Association. CBC (22-14, 7-1 AMC) swept the doubleheader, beating UHSP (14-14, 6-8 AMC) 7-6 and 6-2.

GAME ONE – CBC 7, UHSP 6

            The Mustangs scored three in the third on Kinley Johnson's fifth home run of the season. UHSP scored two in the bottom of the third and then tied the game in the fourth before putting CBC down 5-3 with a pair of runs in the fifth. The Mustangs would fight back in the sixth, taking a 6-5 lead thanks to a Taylyn Shuffield single, a Kori Truelove single and an error. UHSP tied the game in the sixth before an RBI fielder's choice by Shuffield in the seventh put CBC ahead 7-6. Ryleigh Keele, who picked up her 11^th win, got around a one out double to secure the victory. Keele went the distance again, scattering nine hits while allowing six runs (four earned) with four strikeouts.

GAME TWO – CBC 6, UHSP 2

            CBC jumped ahead again in game two on a third inning Johnson single to make it 1-0. Another Johnson single in the fifth made it 2-0 and was followed by a two-run double by Elizabeth Stoufer and an error, putting the Mustangs ahead 5-0 after four-and-a-half. UHSP would score a run each in the fifth and sixth innings before a Taviah Bradley double in the seventh brought the score to its final margin. Lauren Woodard got the win, throwing four innings and allowing a run on six hits with three strikeouts. Isabella Sawyers finished the game for the save, allowing a run on a hit with a strikeout.

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            The Mustangs return home on Friday for a doubleheader against Stephens. First pitch from City of Colleges Park is scheduled for 2 p.m.