PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello softball team reached 30 wins on Wednesday at the West Florida Spring Fling with an 11-3 win over Freed-Hardeman and an 11-4 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
 
The Cotton Blossoms improve to 30-5 this season, marking the 12th time in the program’s 15-year history to record at least 30 wins. Freed-Hardeman dropped to 9-12, while Wisconsin-Oshkosh fell to 4-5.
 
In the 11-3 win over FHU, UAM had 13 hits, leading to one run in the first and fifth innings, two runs in the third, four runs in the fourth and three runs in the sixth for the team’s 12th run-rule victory of the season.
 
Senior Becca Tipton led the team offensively, going 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBI, highlighted by a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth. Senior Emilie Hobbs, junior Kendra White and senior Bethany Falcon all went 2-for-3 in the win. White smashed a three-RBI double in the bottom of the sixth.
 
Freshman Faith Lund (1-0) recorded her first win of the season after allowing two runs (one earned) off six hits with six strikeouts and no walks in her four innings of relief.
 
In the 11-4 win over UWO, the Cotton Blossoms only scored in two innings, but an impressive eight-run second inning and a three-run fifth led to the team’s 30th win of the year and 28th win in the last 30 contests.
 
In the eight-run second, the Cotton Blossoms had three at bats of at least two RBI, with two-run singles out of sophomore Meagan Wilson and Hobbs and a two-run double by Jackson, her second two-bagger of the inning.
 
Falcon and junior Sarah Hayslip led the team in hits, both going 3-for-4 at the plate.
 
Jackson (16-2) earned the win and picked up her 17th complete game of the season, allowing four runs off five hits with four strikeouts and two walks in her seven innings of work.
 
With Wednesday’s games, the Cotton Blossoms concluded the non-conference portion of the 2010 schedule and will resume GSC play this weekend with a four-game home series against Ouachita Baptist, starting with a double-header on Saturday, March 27 at 1 p.m. at Blossoms Field.