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Box Score 2 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont University Softball defeated Morehead State in both contests today on a beautiful Tennessee day. Pitcher Emma Summers produced the first ever perfect game in Belmont Softball program history for a 6-0 win over the Golden Eagles. The second game the Bruins came out on top to secure a 7-4 win.
Game One:
Emma Summers pitched a perfect game, the first ever in program history helping her defense out immensely. Summers faced 21 batters while successfully striking out the first 10 batters she faced. Impressive in and of itself but Summers continued. She followed with an additional six strikeouts to post a 16 strikeout game. 13 of the 16 strikeouts the batters were swinging. Summer's has proved herself time and time again in the circle this season.
The other defensive plays made today were hard fought by the Bruins as they too wanted Summers to come away with a perfect game. The energy on the field when the last out was called was goosebump worthy, as it should be as history was made at E.S. Rose Park.
Offensively, the Bruins got the bats going in the second, three consecutive singles from Elison Ollinger, Audrey Lyle, and Baie Ensio. These singles were all shot right up the middle leaving the baserunners time to move on throws. Cheyenne Cavanaugh grounded out for an RBI. Green finished the inning off with a single to score another run. The Bruins ended the second up three.
Bottom of the fourth Cavanaugh ripped a solo homerun deep past centerfield, her third of the season to extend the lead.
The Bruins added an additional two runs to the perfect game to make it that much sweeter in the bottom of the sixth. Emily Cockrill scored on a single from Lyle. Ollinger scored on a ground out from Cavanaugh.
The Bruins raked in the win with six runs on 10 hits with 6 RBI.
Game Two:
The Golden Eagles put up a greater challenge in the second game of the day. After taking an extra batting practice on the soccer fields in between games Morehead State came ready to play.
Belmont went up early earning two runs in the first. Cavanagh was hit by a pitch advancing her to first, she then stole second, she's not sixteenth in the nation for stolen bases for nothing. In scoring position she was brought home by an Emma Barnes single. Abi Ledbetter at the plate posted her fifth double of the season to bring Barnes home.
The Golden Eagles did not counter until the top of the third, a three RBI double cleared the bases to bring in three runs for the Golden Eagles, the first and only lead they had on the Bruins all day.
Belmont quickly got after it in the bottom of the third to score two runs and take the lead back from Morehead State. An Emily Cockrill single brought home Barnes and Gabrielle Givers. Feeling confident, Cockrill attempted to steal second on the throw down to home but was called out on a great defensive play, 4-3.
Bottom of the sixth the Bruins added insurance to their lead. A Hallmark double straight down the left field line from Ollinger brought home both Givers and Ledbetter. A fantastic hit from Ollinger and her sixth double of the season. Lyle flew out to center field leaving Ollinger room to tag up and score, 7-3.
The Golden Eagles added an additional run in the top of the seventh but it was not enough and the Bruins secured the win. Belmont fought hard all day while continuing to prove that they are flat out good.
