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Box Score 2 The Spring Hill College (SHC) softball team improved to 18-0 in conference play on Saturday by sweeping a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) doubleheader away from the visiting LeMoyne-Owen College Lady Magicians at Murray Field.
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In the first game, freshman
Danielle Clark (9-6) pitched a one-hit shutout with no walks and 11 strike outs while senior
Caroline Sagrera (19-8) picked up her ninth shutout and 22
nd complete-game of the year in the nightcap as she struck out 10 Magicians and allowed four hits with no walks.
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On offense, the Badgers were led by first baseman
Madeline Burchell with three hits including a home run and six RBI. Catcher
Kali Clement also tallied two hits and three RBI. Other big bats on the day for SHC included shortstop
Carmen Byrd and center fielder
Jenna Charnock with three hits and an RBI each, second baseman
Lauren Stewart with three hits including a double, and senior left fielder
Taylor Lahasky with a walk-off, two-run homer to end the first game via the 8-run Mercy Rule in the bottom of the 5
th inning.
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For the Lady Magicians (2-18, 2-16 SIAC), LaNisha Perry took the loss in the opener by giving up nine hits with four walks and just one strike out while LaRaya Fisher suffered the loss in the second game with 12 hits, six walks and a strike out. First baseman Erin Lincoln notched a double versus Sagrera in Game Two.
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Spring Hill (31-14, 18-0 SIAC) will now travel to Birmingham to start a three-game conference set versus the Miles College Lady Bears beginning with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Sunday followed by a single game on Monday at 1 o'clock.
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