MONTICELLO, Ark. — Senior pitcher Kate Brady threw seven scoreless innings, guiding the University of Arkansas at Monticello softball team to a 1-0 victory in the first game of a Gulf South Conference double header with Southern Arkansas. SAU won the second game 2-0.
 
In the win, the Blossoms scored their lone run in the bottom of the first inning, when senior Jenny Dunn (Adelaide, Australia) hit a sacrifice fly to right field that scored junior Lindsay Randall (Keithville, La.), who singled earlier in the inning.
 
Dunn singled in the fourth inning to record her only hit of the game as she finished 1 for 2 from the dish with one RBI. Dunn also recorded her third stolen base of the season in the game.
 
Randall led the team with a 2 for 3 game with one run scored. However, Randall ended her seven-game hitting streak after an 0 for 4 performance in the second game.
 
Brady (Longview, Texas) recorded her 10th win of the season after throwing seven scoreless innings, while only allowing five hits. Brady only walked one of the 26 batters she faced and now sits at 10-10 on the season.
 
In the second game, the Blossoms had problems getting base runners across the plate. The team left 11 runners stranded, which is their second highest game total of the season.
 
Senior Meredith Heckel (Hot Springs, Ark.) led the team, going 2 for 3 with two singles. Her first hit came in the bottom of the first inning, when she legged out an infield hit to the short stop. Then in the bottom of the fourth, she ripped a single to center field.
 
Junior starting pitcher Becca Sustaire (Longview, Texas) dropped her season record to 9-15 after receiving no run support. Sustaire threw the entire seven innings, while allowing only six hits and walking one of the 29 batters she faced.
 
The Blossoms, now 19-28 overall and 12-13 in the GSC need one win over its next four games to clinch a spot in the 2008 GSC Championship Tournament.
 
On Thursday, Apr. 26, six seniors will play their final home games, as UAM hosts Henderson State for a GSC double header starting at 1 p.m. Kate Brady, Lauren Brooks, K.K. Calloway, Jenny Dunn, Gemma Gibson and Meredith Heckel are the six seniors to be honored.

Photo Caption: Junior Lindsay Randall makes a play at short stop during the double header with Southern Arkansas. Randall scored the only run in the 1-0 UAM win over SAU in the first game.