BELTON, Texas. - The Belhaven University softball team fell twice more on Saturday afternoon at Mary Hardin-Baylor in American Southwest Conference play.

It's the first time this season that the Blazers have been swept.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: UMHB 5, Belhaven 4 (Game one)     UMHB 5, Belhaven 3 (Game two)

Records: Belhaven 17-9  (8-7, ASC) | UMHB 22-9 (16-5 , ASC)

Location:  | Dee Dillon Field  | Belton, Texas |

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- Game one

-  In the bottom of the fourth, the game was delayed yesterday due to lightning, and then officially postponed until today where play picked back up.

- The Cru got a base runner on and in scoring position when the game restarted, but Jordan Herring and the Blazers' defense got out of the inning still leading 1-0.

- Danielle Darmohray hit her third home run of the season in the top of the fifth to put Belhaven ahead 2-0.

- However, UMHB would add four runs in the next half inning including a two-run home run as they propelled ahead by a score of 4-2.

-  The Blazers would strand a base runner in the sixth as they still trailed by two runs.

- In the top of the seventh, the Blazers tied things back up with some timely hitting and smart baserunning.

- Toni Wilson reached on an error and then Danielle Darmohray slapped a single down the left field line to place two runners on with nobody out.

- Brianna Dollar laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners, and then Marissa Rice connected on an RBI single to score Wilson from third.

- Brittany Chetta scored from second on the play to tie up the game at 4-4.

- Jordan Herring tossed two huge strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh to force the game into extra innings.

- Mary Hardin-Baylor would win the game with a walk-off single to right field to take the second game of the series 5-4.

Game two

- UMHB scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first on an RBI single to take a 1-0 advantage.

- Belhaven was held hitless through the first three innings of the contest.

- Makayla Reed collected the first hit for BU in the top of the fourth on an infield single.

- A solo home run in the bottom of the fourth out to left field put the Cru ahead 2-0.

- A double off of the left field wall scored another run for Mary Hardin-Baylor as they took a 3-0 lead. - The inning continued with another run scored off of an error which made it a 4-0 game.

- Belhaven scored its first run in the top of the fifth on an RBI single through the left side from Brittany Chetta to close the gap down to 4-1.

- With the bases loaded, Meg Garton notched an RBI single up the middle to cut the lead down to 4-2.

- The Blazers were unable to score any more runs in the fifth after a double play ended the inning.

- UMHB added another run of insurance in the top of the 6th to pull back ahead by three runs at 5-2.

- Belhaven got one run back in the top of the 7th after Meg Garton smashed an RBI double off the center field wall.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Game one

- The Blazers tacked on five hits as a team in the loss.

- Danielle Darmohray finished 2-3 on the afternoon with a solo home run.

- Marissa Rice and Cassidy Blount each posted a 1-3 performance at the plate with an RBI

- Jordan Herring tossed 8.1 innings of work and struck out seven batters.

- Game two

- Jordan Herring pitched four complete innings and struck out three batters.

- Jordan Self tossed the final two innings in relief.

- Meg Garton finished 2-4 at the plate with a double and two RBI.

- Brittany Chetta collected an RBI single.

- Makayla Reed, Whitney Jemison, Cassidy Blount and Brianna Dollar each tabbed one hit apiece in the loss.  

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UP NEXT

Belhaven will return to McLeod field on Tuesday for a doubleheader against ASC opponent UT Dallas.    

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