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0
Virginia Union VUU3 9-23, CIAAQTR
3
Winner Bowie State BSU 32-13, CIAAQTR
Virginia Union VUU3
9-23, CIAAQTR
0
Final
3
Bowie State BSU
32-13, CIAAQTR
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Virginia Union VUU3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bowie State BSU 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 3 7 1

W: Pullen, Akirra (11-7) L: MOROCH, S (8-7)

Game Recap: Softball | | Dr. Jolisa Williams, Asst. Athletic Director for Media Relations

Top Seed Bulldogs Shutout No. 8 Virginia Union, Advances to CIAA Semifinal

GAME 1 | Bowie State 3, Virginia Union 0

BOWIE, MD -- The No. 1 seed Bowie State Bulldogs advances to the 2023 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Softball Championship Semifinal after earning a shutout victory over the visiting Lady Panthers of Virginia Union (9-23) Tuesday afternoon at the BSU Softball Field. Senior Akirra Pullen dealt on Tuesday, throwing a three-hit shutout to lift the Bulldogs over VUU, 3-0.

Pullen (11-7) went the distance for Bowie State (32-13), giving up three hits, walking none and striking out four.

Sophomore Morgan Joseph led the way offensively for the Bulldogs, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a triple.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bulldogs took the lead for good in the third, scoring for the first time in the inning. Joseph came across to score the lone run of the inning for Bowie State and get them on the board.

BSU then tacked on runs in the fifth and sixth innings, with their biggest output coming in the sixth when they scored one time.

GAME NOTES
» Pullen tossed a three-hit shutout for the Bulldogs.
» Bowie State's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed one run across.
» The Bulldogs out-hit the Panthers at a 7-3 clip.
» Sophomore Kayla Evans stole three bases in Tuesday's game.
» The Bulldogs stole seven bases as a team.
» Bowie State pitchers faced 26 Virginia Union hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out four.
» The Bulldogs drew four walks from Virginia Union pitching.
» Joseph led the Bulldogs at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple.

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will face the No. 4 seed Virginia State Trojans on Friday, May 5 in a semifinal game slated to begin at 10 a.m. All semifinal and the championship games will be played at the at RF&P Park in Glen Allen, Va. The RF&P Park located at 3400 Mountain Road Glen Allen, VA 23060. A complete look at the softball championship bracket can be viewed HERE. For all information on the 2023 CIAA Softball Championship, please visit HERE.

For the most up-to-date information on Bowie State University Athletics and its 13 varsity sports teams, please visit www.bsubulldogs.com.

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