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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 Rust College softball program entered the top of the seventh leading 7-6, fell behind 10-7, then clawed all the way back to beat the Tornadoes for the first time in 12 tries dating back to 2011, using a two-run homer by Amya Sampson, an RBI single by Haley Weatherspoon, and a walk-off RBI double by Julie Gammage to complete one of the wildest comebacks in team history, celebrating with a 11-10 triumph in the final home game of 2024.
The Rust College softball program got massive production out of the 1-3 hitters in the lineup during its game one loss to Dillard in five (13-3) and the second contest never got underway as the Lady Bearcats did not have enough to field a team, forcing a forfeit.
The Rust College softball program welcomed NCAA Division I’s Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions to northern Mississippi on Tuesday afternoon, falling 9-1 and 8-0, both in five.
The Rust College softball program swept an opponent in a doubleheader for the first time since April 2015 and secured its most wins in a season since the 2012 squad had eight with victories number three and four during Saturday’s twin-bill sweep of the Voorhees Tigers, 11-10 and 8-6.
The Rust College softball program had a dark day on the diamond Friday afternoon as they dropped a pair of contests at Oakwood University, 25-0 and 8-0.
The Rust College softball program took to the diamond for the first time in three-and-a-half weeks on Wednesday, having had its past eight games canceled due to injuries, shaking off a slow start in game one (15-4, Loss) to double up LeMoyne-Owen in the second (12-6, Win).
The Rust College softball program can add another first to its fantastic weekend as pitcher/utility Leona Joshua has earned the distinguished honor of being the first Lady Bearcat to ever win a weekly award at the league-wise level, claiming the Continental Athletic Conference’s Hitter of the Week accolade.