Softball

Lady Tigers earn split at Cumberland University

LEBANON, Tenn. - Campbellsville (4-2) was able to win the first game of a twin bill Tuesday at Cumberland University, but the Lady Bulldogs (4-2) returned the favor in the nightcap. The Lady Tigers won 5-2 and then were beaten 6-1.



In the first game, Bailey Dillender had three hits and a like number of RBI as CU picked up the win.

The Lady Tigers pounded out 12 hits, with Kristen Benton and Sara Paragon also having two-hit games. Emma Napier had a double and an RBI. Brook Boils was hit by a pitch in the sixth and was credited with an RBI.

CU got on the board first with two runs in the top of the third. Heather Oakley led off with a double and after Kacie Vincent sacrificed her to third, Emma Napier's double plated her. Napier scored on Dillender's RBI-single.

Campbellsville went up 3-0 in the fifth when Dillender's second single plated Vincent, who had hit safely to lead off the inning.

Cumberland's Emily Nicholson knocked in Cumberland's only runs with a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth. Dillender's solo home run in the top of the seventh closed out the scoring.

Courtney Turpin got the seven-inning win, allowed eight hits, walking one and striking out five. She worked out of jams in the second and fifth innings, but stratnded two Lady Bulldogs in each frame.

In game two, Campbellsville was five-hit by Courtney Maynard and the Lady Bulldogs chased starter Martina Riney in the fourth and scored four more runs off Taylor Wroe.

Kristen Benton had two single to lead the CU attack. Napier, Oakley and Jennifer England had a singke each.

Cumberland scored in every inning but the second and fifth. A two-out error in the fifth led to an additional two runs for Cumberland when it appeared the Wroe would get out of the frame by only giving up one run.

Riney struck out two and gave up five hits. Wroe gave up four hits, the first one being a run-scoring single by Sarah Murray.

Campbellsville got two on in the second and sixth innings, but could not get the timely hit..

Campbellsville will travel to Decatur, Ala., this weekend and play two games each on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Alabama Arctic Blast, hosted by Shorter University (Ga.).
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Players Mentioned

Bailey Dillender

#4 Bailey Dillender

IF
Senior
Jennifer England

#1 Jennifer England

OF
Senior
Emma Napier

#19 Emma Napier

IF
Junior
Heather Oakley

#8 Heather Oakley

OF
Sophomore
Sara Paragon

#5 Sara Paragon

C
Freshman
Martina Riney

#7 Martina Riney

P
Sophomore
Courtney Turpin

#10 Courtney Turpin

P/IF
Sophomore
Kacie Vincent

#3 Kacie Vincent

OF/C
Junior
Taylor Wroe

#20 Taylor Wroe

P
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Bailey Dillender

#4 Bailey Dillender

Senior
IF
Jennifer England

#1 Jennifer England

Senior
OF
Emma Napier

#19 Emma Napier

Junior
IF
Heather Oakley

#8 Heather Oakley

Sophomore
OF
Sara Paragon

#5 Sara Paragon

Freshman
C
Martina Riney

#7 Martina Riney

Sophomore
P
Courtney Turpin

#10 Courtney Turpin

Sophomore
P/IF
Kacie Vincent

#3 Kacie Vincent

Junior
OF/C
Taylor Wroe

#20 Taylor Wroe

Sophomore
P