April 6, 2008

Softball Sweeps Twinbill at Great Falls

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Six home runs highlighted a doubleheader sweep at Great Falls Sunday afternoon as the Montana State Billings softball team won 9-0 and 11-3.  The Yellowjackets improve to 15-16 on the year.

MSUB opened the first game with three runs in the first inning on a solo home run by Jessica Frank, a RBI single by Leslie Davis and Crystal Bentley scored on an error.  In the third, Davis hit the second home run of the game another solo shot for a 4-0 lead.  The Yellowjackets scored two more runs in the fourth and Frank recorded her second home run of the game, a two run shot, in the fifth for an 8-0 lead.  Moments later, Shay Oberg ended the game with a solo home run for a 9-0 victory.

In the nightcap, the Jackets scored three runs again in the first inning.  This time it came on three RBI singles.  Amanda Schaapveld scored in the second for a 4-0 advantage. 

The Jackets added another run in the fourth, but the Argos go on the board with three runs in the bottom of the inning highlighted by a two run home run from Lindsey Cline for a 5-3 lead. 

MSUB didn't sweat as Megan Samuels, Kelly Parsons and Frank each had RBIs to push the lead to 8-3 in the fifth.  Terina Stacks and Samuels each had home runs in the sixth for an 11-3 score and the game was stopped due to the mercy rule.