Lady Bearcats Lose Their Way As Pioneers Prevail To End Season

PARAGOULD, Ark. – The Rust College softball program ended its building block-laying season with an unfortunate dud, falling 4-0 and 12-4 with the latter in six.

The Basics:

• Score (Game 1)
• • Crowley's Ridge – 4
  • Rust – 0
    

• Score (Game 2 / 6 Innings)
• • Crowley's Ridge – 12
  • Rust – 4
    

• Records
• • Rust (5-21, 4-12 Continental)
  • Crowley's Ridge (21-15, 7-1 Continental)

• Location
• • Paragould, Arkansas – Pioneer Park

• Series History (Since 2018)
• • Crowley's Ridge Leads 14-0 (0%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2018)
• • Crowley's Ridge (W14) | Rust's Last Win: N/A
    

Rust Top Performers:

• Ayanna Williams had a stellar ending on the mound, giving up just one earned run over three innings in the circle for a 2.33 ERA while drawing a walk as a batter.

• Leona Joshua drove in three of RC's four runs on the afternoon, willing an RBI double fair down the left field line before connecting on her team-high sixth home run, edging out Amya Sampson who wound up at five for the campaign.

• Taniah Bowers produced the other ribbie, bringing Sampson around with an RBI two-bagger of her own.

• Julie Gammage went 2-for-6 (.333) with a run scored, Haley Weatherspoon stole the lone base, and Ayanna Williams drew the only walk the Blue and White could muster.

Next:

• The Lady Bearcats end the season with an overall record of 5-21 (19.2%) and 4-12 (25%) in its final season as members of the Continental Athletic Conference.

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