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Box Score 2 Glendale, Ariz.- The pitching of Arizona Christian Softball threw a complete double header shutout against Benedictine-Mesa on Friday afternoon. Freshman Trinity Lawson tossed a complete game. Junior Claire Buckley homered in a fifth straight doubleheader.
Game Info
- Game one score: Arizona Christian - 8, Benedictine-Mesa - 0 (5 inn)
- Game two score: Arizona Christian - 8, Benedictine-Mesa - 0 (6 inn)
- Records: Arizona Christian - 3-1, Benedictine-Mesa - 0-4
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Benedictine-Mesa - not ranked
- Location: ACU Softball Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
ACU Game One Stats
Inside Game One
- Four batters into the game, ACU was up 2-0 (Jyden Miles- HBP/SB, Taylor Schleisman- HBP, Phillips- 2 RBI 2B
- Alto and Garcia each doubled around Phillips scoring on a wild pitch for a 4-0 edge
- Buckley tripled leading off the second and scored on an RBI groundout from Miles
- A pinch hit sacrifice fly from Jess Topor plated Alto in the third
- Dowdy bounced a single through the middle to drive home Garcia and Kaitlyn Anderson
- Smith and Junior Helen Hayes pitched the combined shutout
ACU Game Two Stats
- Buckley - 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
- Schleisman - 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Monique Zarate - 1-2, 2 RBI
- Anderson - RBI
- Lawson - complete game shutout, 8 strikeouts
Inside Game Two
- Lawson faced just two over the minimum in her six innings of work
- A Phillips walk, Garcia sac bunt (Phillips moved up all the way to third), and Anderson RBI single gave ACU a 1-0 cushion in the second
- A walk and error reached before Zarate singled down the left field line to plate two
- In the sixth, ACU busted the game open and closed it in the same half inning
- Garcia and Anderson walked ahead of a Buckley three run blast to right
- For Buckley, she has homered in five straight doubleheaders (dating back to the last three doubleheaders of 2021)
- After Miles walked, stole second, and scored ACU needed just one run to end the game on the mercy rule
- With the based loaded, Freshman Brenna Henry pinch hit and bounced a ball back to the pitcher that was booted and ACU walked it off
Thoughts from Coach Mayben
"We have been focused on developing team chemistry and pride in performance. Today was an example of the pride our players are putting into being the best they are capable and being prepared when an opportunity arises. I am proud of the consistent effort and execution from the first pitch to the last."
Up Next
Next Friday, the Firestorm will host Carroll.First pitch will come at 1:00 pm.
