JACKSON, Miss. - The Belhaven University softball team fell short twice on Tuesday afternoon at Jim McLeod Field to UT Dallas in American Southwest Conference play.

Belhaven has now lost seven consecutive games.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: UT Dallas 7, Belhaven 0 (Game one)    UT Dallas 8, Belhaven 3 (Game two)

Records: Belhaven 17-11  (8-9, ASC) | UTD 19-11 (15-5 , ASC)

Location:  | Jim McLeod Field  | Jackson, Miss. |

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Game one

- Both teams struggled to get base runners on in the first two innings as each team combined for just three hits.

-  In the top of the third, UT Dallas had runners on first and second with nobody out. Later on in the inning, the Comets connected on a two-RBI triple to right field to take a 2-0 advantage.

- Brianna Dollar got things started for BU in the bottom of the third with a leadoff single.

- Brittany Chetta walked, and then Meg Garton reached on an error to load the bases.

- However, the Blazers came up empty and stranded all three base runners.

- The Comets added one more run in the top of the fourth off of a bases loaded walk for a 3-0 lead.

- An RBI double slapped down the right field line increased the Comets' lead out to 4-0 in the top of the fifth.

- With runners on the corners, UT Dallas converted on another RBI single up the middle to push the lead up to 5-0.

- The lead jumped out to 7-0 in the top half of the seventh off of a two-RBI double to right center.

- Belhaven stacked the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, but once again, were unable to produce any runs.

Game two

- BU got ahead early in the bottom of the first off of an RBI single from Cassidy Blount which scored Kaitlyn Blubaugh.

- Jordan Herring was in complete control early on in the circle, and held UT Dallas hitless through the first three innings of action.

- The Blazers had an opportunity to add some more runs in the bottom of the third, but stranded two base runners.

- UTD finally picked up its first hit of the contest in the top of the fourth with two outs.

- Belhaven stacked up the bases in the bottom of the fourth, but failed to score and stranded all three runners.

- The Comets eventually evened up the game at 1-1 off of a sacrifice fly RBI in the top of the fifth.

- Meg Garton started the bottom of the fifth off on a lead off single.

- Moments later, Cassidy Blount smashed a two-run home run to right field to place the Blazers ahead by two runs at 3-1.

- Belhaven remained in control and had two outs in the top of the sixth, but UT Dallas caught fire offensively and would score four runs on five hits to take a 5-3 lead.

- The Comets would score an additional three more runs in the seventh to make it an 8-3 game.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Game one

- Jordan Self started game one in the circle and pitched 4.1 innings of work.

- Lauren Feagin tossed the final 2.2 innings of action.

- Brianna Dollar finished 2-3 at the plate.

- Kaitlyn Blubaugh, Makayla Reed, Cassidy Blount, Whitney Jemison, and Danielle Darmohray each tallied one hit apiece in the loss.

- Game two

- Marlee Blackwell posted a 3-4 outing at the plate with two singles and a double.

-  Cassidy Blount finished the contest with a solid 2-3 outing at the plate with three RBI and a two-run home run.

- Kaitlyn Blubaugh notched two hits and scored one run.

- Meg Garton recorded two singles.

- The Blazers collected nine hits as a team.

- Jordan Herring tossed all seven innings of the game and struck out four batters.

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UP NEXT

Belhaven will return to McLeod field tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. for the series finale against UTD.     

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