GAME ONE BOX SCORE

GAME TWO BOX SCORE

(PETERSBURG, VA) The CIAA Eastern division leading Lady Trojans of Virginia State upended Bowie State 10-2 and 11-8. The setback puts Bowie State's record at 12-2 in the CIAA, 2-2 in the Eastern Division and 16-8 overall.

Virginia State (14-15) hit the ball extremely well in the first game and the scoreboard reflected it. VSU's Lady Trojans rocked Bowie State pitching for four runs in the first inning and added two more in the bottom of the second to take a very comfortable 6-0 lead. Bowie State scored one in the top of the fourth after sophomore Breuan Garner was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring junior Virginia Hockey from third.

Amber Houp stroked a single through the right side of the Lady Bulldogs defense, scoring two more. Bowie State junior Heather Enders slapped a single to left, scoring fellow junior Tricia Corbin, but Bowie State still trailed 8-2. Kristen Rountree hit a shot down the left field line, scoring two runs and wrapped up a 10-2 decision for Virginia State. The loss snapped a 12-game winning streak for the Lady Bulldogs.

Judy Hatch paced Virginia State in the opener with four hits and Geneva Washington added three hits in the win. Kjirsten Beckstead picked up the win, fanning seven and walking only two. Enders and senior Erin Gray led Bowie State in game one with three hits apiece.

BSU's Hockey belted a double to deep center field, clearing the bases in inning one and giving the visitors a 3-0 advantage. Senior Bethany Sloat beat out an infield hit, scoring Hockey from third and padding the Lady Bulldogs lead to 4-0. Virginia State's Tiffany Barnes laced a triple down the left field line scoring two for the Lady Trojans. Kristen Rountree guided a grounder past third, scoring Barnes and trimmed the deficit to 4-3.

Hatch led off the bottom of the second inning with a rope to left center field, but was left stranded after Beckstead struck out looking to end the Lady Trojans threat. Virginia State began their half of the third inning with back-to-back singles to right by Houp and Sharron Lipford. Nakita Allmond reached on a throwing error, scoring Houp and Lipford and tying the game at 4-4.

Bowie State scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning, all unearned. BSU's Enders began the rally, reaching on an error by the Virginia State center fielder. What made that play so huge was the fact that it scored three of the four runs. A Hockey single pushed Enders across the dish, giving the visitors an 8-4 cushion.

Virginia State pushed six across in the bottom of the fifth, all unearned on just three hits to take a 10-8 lead. Bowie State had two throwing errors in the inning resulting in five of those six runs. Bowie State helped Virginia State again with another throwing error in the bottom of the sixth, increasing the home lead to 11-8.

Coggins and Rountree led Virginia State in game two with three hits apiece and Houp added two hits in the win. Gray led Bowie State again in hits, recording three in the loss.

Bowie State will host Virginia Union – Saturday (4/12) at 1 p.m.