Softball team earns initial league win
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LITTLE ROCK — Freshman Kara Vaughn limited the Mount St. Mary’s Academy Belles to just four hits as the Bryant Lady Hornets secured their first AAAAA-Central Conference victory, 6-0, on Thursday, March 13.
Amie Hubbard had three of Bryant’s seven hits and Kalin Dreher and Allison Mitchem each drove in a pair of runs.
The Lady Hornets took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Rachel Blakley walked, Lindsey Sullivan sacrificed her to second, Hubbard singled and Dreher drove in the run with a sacrifice.
Bryant took command with a four-run third instigated by Sullivan, who led off with a single and swiped second. Hubbard then doubled her home to make it 2-0. Dreher followed with an RBI single. A base hit by Jeanne Randall and a wild pitch had runners at second and third for Mitchem who chased both home with a double.
In the fifth, Hubbard singled, advanced on a sacrifice by Dreher and scored when Randall reached base safely.
The victory improved Bryant to 3-0 on the season going into Saturday’s games in Benton against Sheridan and the rival Lady Panthers.
