TROUTVILLE, VA — Bowie State softball team (4-12) split a pair of games Saturday at the Salem Invitational, falling 3-1 to Mansfield before rebounding with a 3-2 extra-inning victory over Slippery Rock at the Botetourt Sports Complex.
Game One: Mansfield 3, Bowie State 1
Mansfield took an early lead in the first inning when they scored on a groundout to make it 1-0.
The Bulldogs threatened in the third as
Aralynn Robinson and
Coreena Dunham reached base, but MU extended its advantage to 3-0 on a two-run single.
BSU broke through in the seventh inning when
Santanna Puller launched a solo home run, but the late rally fell short as Mansfield held on for the 3-1 win.
Alycia Searwar (4.0 IP) allowed six hits and three earned runs while striking out one without issuing a walk.
Aaliyah Amos pitched two scoreless innings in relief, giving up three hits and two walks to keep the Bulldogs within striking distance.
Bowie State Top Performers vs. Mansfield
Game Two: Bowie State 3, Slippery Rock 2 (8 innings)
Slippery Rock opened the scoring in the first inning with a single to drive in a runner for a 1-0 lead.
BSU responded in the bottom half of the inning.
Audrey Newell singled to move
Mikayla Amos to third, and
Presleigh Braxton scored on a fielding error to tie the game at 1-1.
SRU regained the lead in the third inning on a solo home run to make it 2-1.
The Bulldogs answered in the fifth when
Taylor Dawkins hit a solo home run to left field, tying the game at 2-2.
In the eighth inning, Dawkins started on second base under the international tiebreaker rule and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by
Sydney Seals.
Santanna Puller followed with a single through the left side to score Dawkins with the go-ahead run and secure the 3-2 victory.
Seals delivered a dominant complete-game performance, pitching eight innings while allowing five hits and two earned runs with 11 strikeouts.
Bowie State Top Performers vs. Slippery Rock
Up Next
The Bulldogs return to action on Wednesday, Mar. 18, against Fairmont State in a non-conference doubleheader at 1 p.m. at the BSU Softball Complex in Bowie, Md.
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