ARKADELPHIA,
Ark. — Senior Gemma Gibson’s six hits in
two games led the University of Arkansas at Monticello
softball team to a pair of huge wins over the Lady Tigers of
Ouachita Baptist with final scores of 12-3 and 7-1.
Gibson (Dodd City, Texas) tied her season high in
hits with a 4 for 5 game at the dish with three runs scored
in the first game.
One of her hits came in the top of the seventh inning, when
the Blossoms used five runs to create a deficit too large
for the Lady Tigers to overcome.
In that inning, junior Lindsay Randall (Keithville,
La.), sophomore Becca Tipton (Dermott, Ark.), senior
Jenny Dunn (Adelaide, Australia) and senior Kate
Brady (Longview, Texas) all drove in one run to add to
the lead.
Brady finished the game with three RBI after also smashing a
two-RBI single in the third inning that scored senior
Meredith Heckel (Hot Springs, Ark.) and Gibson, who both
reached with base hits.
Junior starting pitcher Becca Sustaire (Hallsville,
Texas) improved her season record to 7-11 after throwing a
complete game, only allowing three runs off nine hits.
In the second game, Heckel contributed to UAM’s four-run
fourth inning with a two-RBI triple, her first of the
season. One batter later, Gibson smashed an RBI-single to
left field, helping her extend her hitting streak to nine
straight games.
Gibson, Brady and sophomore Kayla Temple (West
Monroe, La.) all went 2 for 4 from the dish to lead the
team, while Randall went 2 for 3, while three other Blossoms
recorded a hit.
Brady improved her season record to 8-7 with a complete
game, only allowing one run off seven hits.
With the two wins, UAM (15-21, 8-6 GSC) moves back into sole
possession of fourth place in the GSC West Division in
preparation for the GSC Crossover Tournament that starts
Thursday with a 6 p.m. game against West Alabama in Decatur,
Ala. The Blossoms are scheduled to play six games, all
against GSC East schools.
Photo Caption: Senior Gemma Gibson makes a
play at third base. Gibson racked up six hits in the sweep
of OBU.
