Monday, April 6, 2015

Bowie State Lady Bulldogs Softball Silence Goldey-Beacom Lightning 6-3, 11-2




BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State University Lady Bulldogs snapped a four-game losing streak after silencing the Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College 6-3 and 11-2 in non-conference softball action.

Sophomore Hailey Bethke (Havre de Grace, Md.) and senior Cassandra Clayborne (Damascus, Md.) paced the Lady Bulldogs with five and four hits respectively. The doubleheader sweep moves the Bowie State season record to 9-15 overall while Goldey-Beacom falls to 1-16.

Goldey-Beacom in the top of the first inning grabbed a 1-0 lead as senior Asia Ellis (Marlton, NJ) rapped an RBI triple to score sophomore Charlee King (New Castle, DE).  But the Lady Bulldogs erupted in the bottom half for four runs, keyed by Bethke's three-run double.

The Lightning got two back in the second as a grounder from freshman 
Kelsey Brandle was misplayed, scoring freshmen Kylie Doyle (Tower City, PA) and Lauren Conway (Hammonton, NJ) to make it 4-3.  But Bethke had an RBI groundout in the fourth and freshman Emily Lewis (Aberdeen, Md.) scored on an error in the sixth for the final.

Conway and King had two hits apiece for GBC.  
Paulynn Mao (0-1) gave up five runs and three hits over three-plus innings with two strikeouts.

Bethke amassed two hits and four RBI for Bowie State.  Freshman Nicoleen Ochoa (Madison, Ohio) permitted three runs – one earned – and seven hits over seven innings with five strikeouts.

In game two, Goldey-Beacom grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single from freshman 
Natalie Mickles (Dingmans Ferry, PA) and tied it at 2-2 in the third on Doyle's run-scoring single.

The Lady Bulldogs took the lead for good in the third when Bethke again did her thing, lining a two-run triple for a 4-2 lead.  Bowie State ended things in the fifth with five runs, capped on a grand slam by Clayborne.

Mao went 3-for-3 in game two to lead the Lightning.  Doyle had two hits and Mickles was charged with six runs – five earned – and nine hits over 3 1/3 innings.

Clayborne's slam capped a 4-for-4 contest and Bethke went 3-for-3, ending the doubleheader 5-for-6 with six RBI.  Ochoa (7-6) gave up two runs and eight hits over five innings.

The Lady Bulldogs are idle for the next 12 days before returning to action on Saturday, April 18th, hosting The Lincoln University in a CIAA Northern Division doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.

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