MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello softball team hosted Ouachita Baptist University on Friday afternoon for their second conference series of the 2024 season. The Blossoms swept the doubleheader with the Tigers, taking a 7-4 victory in game one, followed by a dominant 13-5 win in game two.
Game 1, 7 Innings
Arkansas-Monticello: 7, Ouachita Baptist: 4
WP:
Mallory Pitre (5-3)
LP: H. Hunter (0-6)
SV: None
Scoring Recap:
Game one started off with a bang as the Blossoms were the first on the board with a solo home run from
Bailey Camp.
Sophie Wood also launched one over the fence, bringing in
Kennedy Cox in the second to put the Blossoms on top 3-0.
The Tigers scored two in the top of the third, but the Blossoms responded over the next three innings. Aa single up the middle from Arianna Erichson brought
Kammie Walker across the plate. The bottoms of the sixth inning would bring in three more runs for UAM, as they capitalized on Ouachita errors, making the score 7-2.
Kyann Woods struck out the remaining two batters of the seventh, giving the Blossoms a 7-4 victory over the Tigers.
Game 2, 5 Innings
Arkansas-Monticello: 13, Ouachita Baptist: 5
WP:
Sam Stephens (3-2)
LP: T. Melton (1-5)
SV: None
Scoring Recap:
The Tigers opened game two with some pop, scoring three in the first inning, with two of those runs coming from a home run.
Ouachita kept UAM scoreless until an eight run inning in the bottom of the third. The Blossoms saw the bases loaded twice in the inning, scoring runners each time off of RBI singles from both
Bailey Camp and
Kennedy Cox.
Madison Gardiner singled through the left side to bring
Kayla Richardson across the plate, and
Courtnee Sensibaugh plated two more runs for the Blossoms on a double down the left field line to complete the eight run inning.
The Blossoms went on to score four more runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Maggie Miller hit a pinch hit single through the left side to bring in
Emmy Apodaca and
Bailey Camp singled to bring two more runs across the plate for UAM, setting them up for a run rule victory over the Tigers.
Grace Neal singled to center to bring Camp home for the run rule victory over Ouachita Baptist, 13-5.
The sweep on the day pushes Arkansas-Monticello to a 12-9, 4-1GAC record in the 2024 season.
UP NEXT
Arkansas-Monticello is back to work tomorrow, Saturday Mar. 2nd, as they look to complete the series against Ouachita Baptist. First pitch is set for 11:00 a.m.
All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the
UAM Softball schedule.
How to follow the Blossoms: For more information on Arkansas-Monticello Blossoms softball, visit
www.uamsports.com and follow the team's social media channels by searching "UAM Softball" on Twitter and Instagram.
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