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Macey Drye on base
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CIU CIU
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Winner Brenau BRENAU
CIU CIU
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Final
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Brenau BRENAU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
CIU CIU 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Brenau BRENAU 4 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 7 1

W: A. Bedenbaug () L: Esterak, Mary ()

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CIU CIU 0-0
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Winner Brenau BRENAU 0-0
CIU CIU
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Final
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Brenau BRENAU
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
CIU CIU 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 6 2
Brenau BRENAU 0 0 2 1 3 0 X 6 11 3

W: P. Downing (8-2) L: Doolittle, Cissy (4-8) S: S. Shaw ()

Game Recap: Softball | | lthompson

Rams thwarted by Golden Tigers in AAC road series

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - CIU softball looked to get back on track in a road weekend series against Brenau University (Ga.) on Saturday. The Rams (15-23-1, 6-11 AAC) hoped for a late-season push to help secure a spot in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament. Meanwhile, Brenau (20-8, 10-3 AAC) continued to fight for one of the top spots in the conference. CIU was unable to take a game on the road and fell to the Golden Tigers in both outings.  

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

GAME ONE: CIU 2 BU 5: The Rams found themselves down early, as Brenau got off to a hot start with four runs in the first inning. CIU would answer with a run in the second and then a run in the fourth inning to cut the Golden Tiger's lead to two (4-2). However, after Brenau added another run in the fifth, CIU could not manufacture any scores of their own to close the gap.

BOX SCORE NOTES:

  • With her two hits, Kaitlynn Creel brought in both of the Rams' runs in game one. Creel now leads the team in hits with 35 on the season. 
  • Mary Esterak pitched for five innings, allowing six hits and five earned runs. 
  • Brenau outhit CIU 7-6. 

GAME TWO: CIU 5 BU 6: CIU got off to the early advantage in game two, scoring three runs in the first inning on a two-run homer from Haylee Wilkerson and an error by Brenau. The Golden Tigers answered with a two-run inning in the bottom of the third to cut their deficit to one run (3-2). The Rams added two more in their following at-bat on a two-RBI single by Macey Drye; however, Brenau added a run in the bottom of the fourth and three runs in the fifth to take a 6-5 lead. The Rams could not get anyone else across the plate in their last three at-bats and fell 6-5 in game two. 

BOX SCORE NOTES:

  • Macey Drye and Lauren Baker were 2-of-3 in game two with two singles. 
  • CIU recorded five hits while Brenau totaled 11. 
What Coach Sara Allen is saying:
"We're fighting really hard and playing really good softball, we just keep coming out on the wrong end of 1-run games. We just need to keep working to tighten up the little details and playing good team ball, and things will start falling our way."

Up Next: 
CIU will regroup before hitting the road again for a series on Friday, April 8, against Milligan University (Tenn.), starting at 4 p.m. 

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