CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Queens University of Charlotte softball team were able to snag their first ASUN conference sweep in program history today, taking game three of the series by a score of 4-1 on Sunday, April 14.
FIRST PITCH
Score: Queens 3, Lipscomb 2
Records: Queens (19-20, 6-9 ASUN) | Lipscomb (15-27, 4-11 ASUN)
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Draper Diamond)
GAME 3 - QUEENS 4, LIPSCOMB 1
- The Royals offense made all the difference in the third game of the series as the squad combined for nine hits.
- Kayla Smith, Kasidi Staley and Natalie Windham each went 2-for-3 at the plate, while Brooke Piper went 3-for-4. Smith and Windham each tabbed an RBI.
- Lipscomb was only able to muster up two hits on the afternoon - one from Kaylyn Belfield and one from Alyssa Hastings.
- The Royals began scoring in the third inning, when a Smith single to left center drove in Windham for the first run. Queens would score the rest of their runs in the third inning with a score on a wild pitch, an RBI single from Windham, and a steal home after a failed pickoff attempt.
- Lispcomb's only run would come from an RBI single, but the run would be unearned.
- Autumn Courtney would snag win number 15 in the circle this season. Her strikeout total to date this season now sits at 199.
UP NEXT
Up next, the Royals face nonconference opponent Furman in a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 17.
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