BROWNWOOD, Texas - The Belhaven Softball team, fresh off the first Top 5 NFCA ranking in program history, polished off their three-game sweep of Howard Payne on Tuesday with an 8-2 win in the series finale.
It was the hosts who took an early lead in the final game of the ASC series with a single run in the bottom of the 1st on an RBI single. However the Blazers were quick to respond scoring four runs in an important 2nd inning.
Sydney Runnels opened the Belhaven scoring with an RBI single that scored
Ellie Jones and then came around to score herself on an RBI base hit by
Natalie Parker. The four-run frame was capped by a two-run home run by
Macy Ziskin, her first of the season.
Leading 4-1 the Blazers then added on two runs in the 4th inning when
Macy Ziskin scored her second run of the game on an RBI single by
Haley Hanson. Hanson, who advanced to second on a fielding error by the Yellow Jackets, came around to score on
Allie Gordon's RBI double.Â
Belhaven grabbed two insurance runs in the 5th inning with
Anna McNeer scoring on a double from
Macy Ziskin who then scored on
Haley Hanson's second RBI single of the game. In the bottom of the 5th Howard Payne got a run back but were unable to close the gap any further.Â
In the circle,
Natalie Parker kept the Yellow Jackets at bay giving up just two runs split between the 1st and 5th innings.
Abby Prescott then came in to pitch the 7th inning and iced the win, a 14th straight, for the Blazers.
BELHAVEN PITCHERS
Natalie Parker (W, 1-0): 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 K
Abby Prescott: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER
BELHAVEN BATTING LEADERS
Macy Ziskin: 3-3, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
Sydney Runnels: 3-4, RBI, R
Haley Hanson: 2-4, 2 RBI, R
Allie Gordon: 2-4, 2B, RBI
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