USCB’s softball team stayed unbeaten with a home sweep of Columbia International on Saturday, capped by Bri Dunn’s sacrifice fly to give the Sand Sharks a walkoff win in the nightcap.
Maria Molloseau struck out six and allowed two runs and seven hits in a complete game to earn the win in USCB’s 5-2 win in the opener. Emily Martin was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Kaitlyn O’Hearn and Mackenzie Freeman had RBI singles, and Dunn plated a run with a sacrifice fly.
The Rams led 5-2 after three innings before USCB put together a four-run rally in the fourth. CIU tied it in the sixth to force extra innings, but Dunn’s fly ball to left in the seventh scored Emily Phillips with the winning run in a 7-6 victory. Haley Hawkins and Freeman each had two RBIs, and Jodi Hatcher was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Caitlin O’Toole earned the win in relief, allowing one unearned run on three hits with three strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings.
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USCB (4-0) hosts St. Andrew’s for a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Sunday.