Softball Splits Doubleheader With Lyon

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Batesville, Ark. – Playing another American Midwest Conference series on the road, Central Baptist College softball was at House Field today to take on the Scots of Lyon College. CBC (13-13, 3-1 AMC) would split the doubleheader with LC (5-17, 5-4 AMC), dropping game one 6-3 before winning game two 10-1 in six innings.

            Emily Cole and Hannah Work were the starting pitchers. Kirstie Blackwood hit the lone home run, a solo shot, in game one, giving her a team-leading five on the season and Katie Smith went 4-6 in the doubleheader with a pair of doubles in game one.

GAME ONE – LYON 6, CBC 3

            The Mustangs jumped on Lyon early in game one when Blackwood hit a sac fly to make it 1-0 in the first. Unfortunately, the lead would not last past the second as the Scots tallied all six of their runs in the inning. The Mustangs tried to claw their way back with an RBI double from Smith in the fourth and Blackwood's home run in the fifth, but the Mustangs would leave the bases loaded in the seventh, losing to Lyon for the first time since 2019. Cole threw 1.2 innings and was charged with six runs (two earned) on three hits with two walks and a strikeout. Ysabella Esquivel, Maggi Huddleston and Work combined to go the final 4.1 innings and allowed just three hits while issuing four walks and striking out two.

GAME TWO – CBC 10, LYON 1 (SIX INNINGS)

            A pitcher's dual broke out early in game two, with Lyon tallying the lone run in the first inning and then no one scoring again until CBC got on the board in the fifth. An RBI single by Blackwood tied the game at one and a double steal that saw Averie Ayers steal home gave CBC the lead. The Mustangs would finish the fifth up 3-1 thanks to an error off the bat of Tobi Finley. CBC would blow the game open in the sixth, scoring seven times. The first two runs scored on a fielder's choice and an error which were followed by a two-run single from Huddleston, a two-run double from Finley and the final RBI single by Heather Hoffman, who had three hits in game two. Work started and didn't get a decision, throwing two and two-thirds innings and allowing five hits and a run with a walk. Ayers earned win number six on the season, throwing the final three and a third and allowing just two hits with a walk and four Ks.

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            CBC will play their first game at City of Colleges Park since March 8 on Friday when they host the Stars of Stephens College for an AMC doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.