(BOWIE, Md. – April 16, 2012) Junior Justine Smith went 8-for-9 and added six RBI to help lead Bowie State to 27-0 and 15-4 rout of Washington Adventist University. The Lady Bulldogs end the regular season with an overall record of 18-14 and enter the CIAA Spring Championships as the No. 2 Seed in the North.
Bowie State recorded a season-high 28 hits in game one and Smith led the Lady Bulldogs in the opener with four hits. Six other Lady Bulldogs had at least three hits in the first game shutout. Sophomore Mariela Hernandez allowed just three hits and struck out three, improving her pitching record to 6-6.
Washington Adventist had major trouble fielding the ball, committing eight errors, five in the second inning alone.
The second game of the afternoon saw Washington Adventist improve at the plate. The Shock tallied eight hits overall with five coming in the top of the second inning. In the second, Washington Adventist plated four to take a 4-2 lead.
Bowie State’s Lady Bulldogs tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the second and forged ahead to take an 8-4 advantage through three innings.
The Lady Bulldog scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to break the game open at 15-4.
Bowie State cranked out 19 hits in the nightcap and sophomore Shelby Snyder (7-3) picked up the victory in the circle.
Smith and freshman Raenelle Taylor paced the Lady Bulldogs in the final regular season home game with four hits apiece and freshman Cassandra Clayborne added three hits.
Bowie State will now prepare for the conference Spring Championships (April 19-21) in Petersburg (Va.). The specific opponent and game time for Thursday’s (April 19th) will be announced.
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