GWU vs. CSU Softball Game Halted at 1-1 Due To Darkness; Game Is Set To Restart at 11 a.m. Prior To Tomorrow's Double-header at 2 p.m.
April 23, 2011 | Softball
Charleston, S.C. - After a game time change and an extended rain delay due to the inclement weather in the Charleston area, the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs and the Charleston Southern Buccaneers played to a 1-1 seven inning tie before the game was halted due to darkness at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, S.C.
The game will restart with two outs, a runner on first and second, and the score tied up at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh at 11 a.m., prior to the two teams' schedule double-header set for 2 p.m.
Both teams' offenses struggled at the start of the game, as Gardner-Webb went down in order in both the first and the second, while Charleston Southern had three runners reach base on only one hit and two hits batsmen.
The Runnin' Bulldog offense picked up in the top of the third, as senior outfielder Kelsey Witter singled through the left side to lead-off the inning. After a ground ball out, which moved Witter up to second, and a pop fly out, which moved Witter up to third-base with two outs, freshman Samantha Meenaghan singled to second base to score Witter and put Gardner-Webb on top at 1-0.
Gardner-Webb would only get one more hit in the game, a single off the bat of freshman third-baseman Rachel Jablonski in the top of the fifth, to keep the score at 1-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning.
Charleston Southern, who had failed to score despite putting a runner on base in every inning except the sixth, finally got on the scoreboard in the seventh, as outfielder Ari Tedesco ripped a two-out RBI single up the middle to score pitch runner Lizzy Olmstead from second and tie the score up at 1-1.
With the score now tied at 1-1 and a runner on both first and second with two outs, the game was halted due to darkness.
For GWU, Meenaghan was 1-3 with an RBI and a stolen base, while Witter was 1-2 with a run scored and Jablonski was 1-2 with a single.
Offensively for Charleston Southern, Tedesco was 1-3 with an RBI single, while Hayes Holdsworth was 1-1 with two walks.
Gardner-Webb (11-23, 3-9 Big South) and Charleston Southern (21-28, 7-5 Big South) will conclude Friday night's contest on Saturday day morning at 11 a.m., prior to the twin bill scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m., weather permitting. Both games are slated to be video streamed over the Big South Network, while live stats are available at www.gwusports.com.
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