Purple Knights Rally In The Top Of The Seventh In Game Two To Earn A CACC Softball Split At Chestnut Hill

Philadelphia, Pa.-Trialing 4-2 heading into the top of the seventh inning, the University of Bridgeport softball team scored four runs to rally for 6-4 win in game two of a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Chestnut Hill College on Sunday to salvage a split after falling in the opener, 7-1.  With the split, the Purple Knights are now 16-13 overall and 6-2 in the CACC.  The host Griffins are now 2-25 overall and 2-6 in conference play.

In game two, Gabby Simms (Grad., Phoenixville, Pa.) and Mya Jones (Fr., Milford, Del.) each had two hits, and Samantha Schiebe (Sr., Monroe, Conn.), who worked a complete game in the pitching circle to earn her sixth win of the year in the nightcap, had two runs batted.

Simms, Taylor Yates (Sr., Elk Grove, Calf.), Hailey Kim (Jr. Virginia Beach, Va.) and Alex Hughes (Soph., Joliet, Ill.) each had single runs batted in for the winners in game two.

In the opener, Hughes and Madison D'Amato (Warwick, R.I.) each had two hits, and Hughes had her team's lone RBI.

Up next, the UB softball team continues CACC play with a Tuesday doubleheader at Caldwell University.  First pitch in New Jersey is set for 2:30 p.m.

PHOTO BY CLARUS MULTIMEDIA