BELTON, Texas - The Belhaven Softball team clinched their weekend series at #25 Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday securing the series finale in run rule fashion with a 9-1 victory. 

After taking the second game of Friday's doubleheader the Blazers jumped out to an early lead in the series finale when Marlee Blackwell led off the game with a base hit and Rylee Landreaux, who pinch ran for Blackwell, came around to score later in the frame. 

The hosts tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning but from that point on it was all Blazers on the scoreboard. Allie Gordon and Ellie Jones combined to put the Blazers back in front in the third inning. Gordon opened the frame with a double and then scored on Ellie Jones' RBI double.

Leading 2-1 going into the fourth inning the Belhaven offense started to spark with Marlee Blackwell getting her first home run of the season, a two-run shot that scored Anna McNeer. Belhaven added a third run in the frame to take a 5-1 lead on an RBI single by Kennedy Carruth which scored Haley Hanson. 

In the fifth inning Belhaven pulled away from the Cru with a four-run frame. With the bases loaded and no outs Marlee Blackwell worked a walk that scored the first run of the inning. Then Abby Trahan scored on a sac fly by Haley Hanson and Ellie Jones then capped off the scoring with a double that scored a pair of runs putting BU in front 9-1. 

On the mound, Kennedy Carruth cruised after allowing a run in the top of the first inning. The Belhaven starter didn't allow more than one hit in any inning in the game scattering three hits in the first, third and fifth innings. 

With the win the Blazers improve to 20-3 on the season and 13-2 in conference play. Belhaven is also now 8-3 against NFCA Top 25 opposition on the year. 

BELHAVEN PITCHERS

Kennedy Carruth (W, 12-1): 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K

BELHAVEN BATTING LEADERS

Marlee Blackwell: 2-2, HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI
Ellie Jones: 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Allie Gordon: 2-3, 2 2B, BB, R

The Blazers return to action next Friday when they travel to Abilene, Texas to face McMurry University in a three-game series. First pitch in Friday's doubleheader is set for 3 PM. 

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