Lady Bulldogs give Jacksonville all they can handle

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NORMAL – The women's softball program opened their home portion of the 2014 schedule hosting Jacksonville State University to a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon.

The first game belonged to JSU as 11 Gamecocks had at least one hit.

After being held scoreless in the first inning for just the third time this season, the Gamecock offense made up for it in the second. They rattled off six two-out hits, starting with a two-run double to center that put the first run on the board. They then followed with a single that plated a run and set up a two-run triple that made it 5-0.

A&M's Meaghan Gray (1-3) took the loss for AAMU after allowing eight runs, seven earned, on 10 hits in just two innings of work.

The Bulldogs had opportunities to jump on top early, but they ran themselves out of the inning. A walk and two hits were erased when a pair of AAMU runners got caught too far off the bases.

Jacksonville State then went on to claim a 10-0 victory.

AAMU got the first run of the second game with the bases loaded in the home half of the third, when a pitch was called high to Viridiana Ramos and allowing Chelsey Ferguson to score.

The Bulldogs' Anisa Britt, who pitched the final 2.2 innings of the first game, cruised to start the second game, retiring the first 15 batters she faced before the Gamecocks reached on an infield single to start the sixth. Of the first 15 batters, Britt struck out two and got 13 fly ball outs to carry the perfect game into the sixth.

The Gamecocks finally got on top in the seventh, when a leadoff double set up a two-out RBI single to center that gave JSU a 2-1 lead. A deep home run that just curled inside the left field line made it a 4-1 JSU advantage and eventually the contest.

JSU's Brooke Carvey (2-0) earned the win in four innings of relief.

Britt (1-2) suffered a tough-luck defeat after holding JSU without a baserunner for the first five innings. She tossed all seven and ended up allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits. She struck out two and walked none.

Up next the Lady Bulldogs travel to Memphis, Tennessee for the University of Memphis tournament. They will play Loyola and Missouri State on Friday before facing Evansville and Appalachian State on Saturday.

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