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11
Winner Columbia Int. CIUSOFT 5-2
1
Salem Spirits SC 0-1
Winner
Columbia Int. CIUSOFT
5-2
11
Final
1
Salem Spirits SC
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Columbia Int. CIUSOFT 4 2 2 3 0 11 11 0
Salem Spirits SC 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4

W: Ragan, Abby (2-0) L: I. Morales (0-1)

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Winner Columbia Int. CIUSOFT 6-2
4
Salem Spirits SC 0-2
Winner
Columbia Int. CIUSOFT
6-2
8
Final
4
Salem Spirits SC
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Columbia Int. CIUSOFT 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 8 15 0
Salem Spirits SC 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1

W: Davis, Isabella (2-1) L: R. Dennis (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | hwilkerson

Rams on five-game win streak after sweep over Salem

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - On Friday afternoon, CIU softball took on Salem College (NCAA DIII) for the first time in program history. The Rams (6-2) wasted no time in game one, winning 11-1 in five innings, but the Spirits (0-2) battled in game two, but CIU proved resilient for the 8-4 win. After two wins on Monday, the Rams went 4-0 on the week with two non-conference sweeps. 

Game One: CIU 11 Salem 1: The Rams took a quick lead in the first inning, scoring four runs off three hits, including home runs from Caydon Thompson and Abby Ragan. CIU added two more in the second with RBI hits from Macey Drye and Thompson to lead 6-0. In the top of the third, Carmella Korte pushed two runs across on a single to center field to extend the Rams' lead to 8-0. Salem struck in the bottom of the third to get on the board, but the Rams took advantage of three Spirits' miscues and two hits to push ahead 11-1 in the fourth and come within run-rule territory. Two strikeouts and a pop-up from Raleigh Stewart in the bottom of the fifth ended the game in favor of CIU. 

Box Score Highlights: 

  • Thompson was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a home run. 

  • Abigail Guthrie, Korte, and Ragan also recorded two hits. 

  • Ragan struck out seven batters in four innings while surrendering two hits and one run. 

Game Two: CIU 8 Salem 4: An RBI-double and two-run homerun from Mackenzie Brown in the first and third innings put the Rams ahead 3-0. However, Salem took the lead in the bottom of the third after scoring four runs. This lead was shortlived as Sophia Noriega and Thompson singled in the fourth to score three runs and put CIU ahead 6-4. The Rams pushed two more across in the sixth with singles from Noriega and Brown to extend their lead 8-4. Isabella Davis and Sarah Dority allowed just one hit in the final two frames from the Spirits to secure the sweep.

Box Score Highlights: 

  • Thompson and Brown led the team with three hits, while Brown led with four RBI. 

  • Megan Stolzenbach and Stewart also recorded multiple hits in game two. 

  • Davis sat down seven batters in her second win of the season. 

Up Next: The Rams head to the Sunshine State next week, taking on St. Thomas University and Ave Maria University in three doubleheaders Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 20-22.
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