Softball | 3/30/2018 7:51:00 PM
The 10th-ranked Itawamba Lady Indians took a home MACJC doubleheader from the Lady Bears Friday afternoon in Fulton, winning the opener 4-1 and taking the finale 5-0.
Itawamba (26-6, 17-1) picked up all the offense they would need in the second inning, scoring three runs to take a 3-0 lead. They would add their fourth run in the fifth inning.
The Lady Bears (11-17, 4-14) picked up their only run in the top of the seventh when a two-out error allowed pinch runner Melanie Crum to cross the plate.
Kassie Shipley took the loss in the circle, giving up four runs on five hits in six innings of work. The Lady Bears were limited to one single each from Madison Bates,
Carrington Jefcoat and Terrah Nelson.
Itawamba went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first in game two on their way to the shutout win.
Jordan McNabb allowed five runs on seven hits and a pair of walks in getting the complete-game loss in the circle. Tia Bussey and Jami Spears both had a single for the Lady Bears.
The Lady Bears return to action on Monday when visit the 5th-ranked LSU-Eunice Lady Bengals in a 1:00 doubleheader.
