Box Score OXFORD, Ala. – Belmont University Softball has secured themselves a spot in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinals with a spectacular win over the third seed UT Martin. The Bruins were on today, a true team win, they posted 7 hits to earn 6 runs to defeat the Skyhawks 6-2.
"We're not done and we're not stopping," Emma Summers on today's win in Oxford.
The Bruins got after it early today to get an edge over the Skyhawks. Emma Summers pitched a 3 up 3 down inning to get the momentum going and the confidence flowing. Leadoff hitter, Cheyenne Cavanaugh got herself a base on a single to left field, her speed advanced her to third during the next two at bats. Emily Cockrill up for the Bruins, a single on the ground ripped past the Skyhawks shortstop to bring Cavanaugh home.
Both teams retired three batters in a row in the second and the third innings.
The Skyhawks equalized the game in the fourth, Shyenne Sheffield reached on a fielder's choice getting teammate Paige Clark out at second. Sheffield was brought home by a single up the middle from Kaitlin Kelley.
The draw between the Bruins and the Skyhawks did not last long, Cockrill showed out with a solo homerun to take the lead, 2-1.
Emma Barnes reached on a single straight to second base, her impressive speed gave her the base to lead off the Bruins. Belmont was unable to bring her home in the fifth.
The Bruins were hot in the sixth, Kristen Green laced a triple to right center just missing the wall, she was brought home shortly by an Abi Ledbetter single to advance the lead. A fielding error gave Gabrielle Givers a base and Ledbetter a run to her name. A single from Emma Barnes brought home Cockrill and Givers to go up 6-1 in the sixth.
A valiant effort by the Skyhawks in the seventh, a lead off homerun from Kaitlin Kelley was the final time the Skyhawks would score in today's matchup. Two on, two outs, Summers struck out the final batter to secure the win for the Bruins.
Up Next: The Bruins will face the winner of game 6 in the semifinals on Thursday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m CT.
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