LONGVIEW, Texas - The Belhaven Softball team finished out their series on Saturday with a win over LeTourneau ensuring the series victory for the Blazers as they continue conference play. After splitting Friday's doubleheader the Blazers knocked off the YellowJackets 4-0 behind a shutout from pitcher Kennedy Carruth.

After each team went scoreless in the first two innings Belhaven found the first breakthrough when they scored a pair of runs in the top of the 3rd frame. Sydney Runnels started the scoring with an RBI single and then came around to score herself on Ellie Jones' RBI base hit. 

Belhaven starter Kennedy Carruth continued to keep the YellowJackets quiet at the plate generating plenty of swing-and-miss and then got added insurance runs from the BU offense in the top of the 5th with Belhaven scoring two more runs.

Ellie Jones got her second RBI hit of the game with a double that scored Runnels before a fielding error on a ball put in play by Allie Gordon allowed Jones to come around and score. With a four-run lead to work with, Carruth polished off the seven inning shutout and held the hosts to just two hits.

BELHAVEN PITCHERS

Kennedy Carruth (W, 16-2): 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 14 K

BELHAVEN BATTING LEADERS

Ellie Jones: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Syndey Runnels; 1-3, RBI, BB, R
Haley Hanson: 1-3
Kennedy Carruth: 1-3

With the win the Blazers improve 25-5 on the season and 17-4 in conference play as they continue to hold the top spot in the ASC standings. Belhaven returns to action on Thursday, April 14th when they host Hardin-Simmons in a doubleheader set to start at 1 PM.

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